creeper

creeper

1. a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping

2. US and Canadian any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects

3. a hooked instrument for dragging deep water

4. a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars

5. Cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground

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creeper

[′krē·pər]

(engineering)

A low platform on small casters that is used for back support and mobility when a person works under a car.

(mining engineering)

An endless chain that catches mine car axles on projecting bars.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

creeper

1. A brick in the wall adjacent to an arch, cut to conform to the curvature of the extrados.

2. (pl.) Same as crocket.

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