outcreep

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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

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

Verb

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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.

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