CREEP (2)

Creep, n. 1. 1. The act or process of creeping.
2. 2. A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects.
A creep of undefinable horror. Blackwood's Mag. Out of the stillness, with gathering creep, Like rising wind in leaves. Lowell. 3. 3. (Mining) A slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides; a gradual movement of mining ground.