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Kriecher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • creeper noun A plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by trailing or climbing.
  • earthworm noun A long, segmented worm that lives in soil and helps aerate it.
  • sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
  • sycophant noun Someone who flatters a powerful person constantly in order to gain favour from them.

Senses

Kriecher is used for these senses in English:

  • creeper A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
  • earthworm (figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
  • sneak A cheat; a con artist.
  • sycophant One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

creeper — full definition

  1. noun A plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by trailing or climbing.
  2. noun A one-piece garment for babies.

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