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English noun: creeps

1. creeps (state) a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait


Broader (hypernym)animal disease

2. creeps (feeling) a feeling of fear and revulsion


SamplesHe gives me the creeps.


Broader (hypernym)fear, fearfulness, fright


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