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outcreep
verb 3
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2VERB + OUTCREEP
matches, rock
PREP.
upon
Definitions
verb
1
To creep or crawl out.
The poachers, with swingels, and matches of brimstone, outcreep To steal upon pheasants and drowse them a-perch and asleep.
2
To exceed in creeping; creep faster than
"[…] Is that how he thinks you beat an avalanche of rock? You outcreep it?"
verb
1
To surpass in creeping someone out.
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The poachers, with swingels, and matches of brimstone, outcreep To steal upon pheasants and drowse them a-perch and asleep.
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"[…] Is that how he thinks you beat an avalanche of rock? You outcreep it?"
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