See Also: creep(2)(dictionary)
creep(1)(dictionary)
creep(medicine)
creep(encyclopedia)
mission creep(dictionary)
creep 2, noun(dictionary)
creep 1, verb(dictionary)
Margin Creep(money)
Bracket creep(finance)
Creep on a Platter(recipes)

Caloi (finance) and creep(1) (iou)


Caloi (finance)


Caloi is a major bycicle manufacturer in Brazil.





creep(1) (iou)



creep noun. [kri:p] L15.
[from the verb.]
The action or an act of creeping; slow and stealthy motion. L15.
the creep slang stealthy robbery.
a. A gradual bulging of or a bulge in the floor in a coalmine, owing to pressure on the pillars. E19.
b. Geology. The gradual (esp. downhill) movement of soil, disintegrated rock, etc., owing to gravity, atmospheric changes, etc. Also, the gradual displacement of strata or the earth's crust by expansion, contraction, compression, etc. L19.
c. Metallurgy. Gradual change of shape under stress. E20.
a. An enclosure with a small entrance for animals; spec. a feeding-enclosure with an entrance admitting only young animals. E19.
b. A low arch under a railway embankment, road, etc.; an opening in a hedge etc. for an animal to pass through. L19.
A shivering or shuddering sensation, esp. caused by dread or revulsion. Chiefly in the creeps. colloq. E19.
M. Mitchell The live oaks with their waving curtains of grey moss gave Scarlett the creeps.
A dislikeable, tiresome, or fawning person. slang (orig. US). L19.
A sneak-thief. slang. E20.
? Rare before 19.