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upcreep

upcreep noun: a gradual movement upwards.

Noun

upcreep (plural upcreeps)

  1. A gradual movement upwards.
    • […] the absence of a governmental wage policy and our continuing upcreep in wage rates […]1961, United States. Federal Open Market Committee, Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee..., page 923

Verb

upcreep (third-person singular simple present upcreeps, present participle upcreeping, simple past and past participle upcrept)

  1. (intransitive) To creep upwards.

Forms of upcreep

Noun
pluralupcreeps
Verb
third-person singular presentupcreeps
present participleupcreeping
past participleupcrept
pastupcrept

Origin of upcreep

From up- + creep.

Questions about upcreep

What does upcreep mean?
Upcreep means a gradual movement upwards.
What part of speech is upcreep?
Upcreep can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of upcreep?
The plural of upcreep is upcreeps.

Words near upcreep in the dictionary

  1. upcrawl
  2. upcrawled
  3. upcrawling
  4. upcrawls
  5. upcreek
  6. upcreep
  7. upcreeping
  8. upcreeps
  9. upcrept
  10. upcried
  11. upcries

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