"outcreep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outcreeps [present, singular, third-person], outcreeping [participle, present], outcrept [participle, past], outcrept [past]
Etymology: From Middle English outcrepen, equivalent to out- + creep. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outcrepen}} Middle English outcrepen, {{prefix|en|out|creep}} out- + creep Head templates: {{en-verb|outcreeps|outcreeping|outcrept}} outcreep (third-person singular simple present outcreeps, present participle outcreeping, simple past and past participle outcrept)
  1. (intransitive) To creep or crawl out. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-outcreep-en-verb-tJBDdVBy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 38 16 46
  2. (transitive) To exceed in creeping; creep faster than Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcreep-en-verb-Ui-yuLTo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 38 16 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: outcreeps [present, singular, third-person], outcreeping [participle, present], outcreeped [participle, past], outcreeped [past]
Etymology: From out- + creep (“to be creepy; make uncomfortable”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|creep|t2=to be creepy; make uncomfortable}} out- + creep (“to be creepy; make uncomfortable”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcreep (third-person singular simple present outcreeps, present participle outcreeping, simple past and past participle outcreeped)
  1. (transitive, informal) To surpass in creeping someone out. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-outcreep-en-verb-As9FlAUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 38 16 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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