Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outcreep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-creep
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To creep or crawl out.

Intransitive verb

verb

To exceed in creeping; creep faster than

Transitive verb

verb

To surpass in creeping someone out.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The poachers, with swingels, and matches of brimstone, outcreep To steal upon pheasants and drowse them a-perch and asleep."
""[…] Is that how he thinks you beat an avalanche of rock? You outcreep it?""

Etymology

From Middle English outcrepen, equivalent to out- + creep.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out
Root: outcrepen

Usage

Inflected Forms

outcreeps (present, singular) outcreeping (participle, present) outcrept (participle, past) outcrept (past) outcreeped (participle, past) outcreeped (past)

Questions

What does outcreep mean?: To creep or crawl out.
Where does outcreep come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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