outcreep

English

Etymology 1

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

Verb

outcreep (third-person singular simple present outcreeps, present participle outcreeping, simple past and past participle outcrept)

1. (intransitive) To creep or crawl out.
   • 1952, Thomas Hardy, Collected poems, page 696:

     The poachers, with swingels, and matches of brimstone, outcreep
     To steal upon pheasants and drowse them a-perch and asleep.

2. (transitive) To exceed in creeping; creep faster than
   • 2009, Bethany Campbell, Whose Little Girl are You?:

     " […] Is that how he thinks you beat an avalanche of rock? You outcreep it?"

Etymology 2

From out- +‎ creep (“to be creepy; make uncomfortable”).

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.

Anagrams

• creep out