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creepIn civil and mechanical engineering, the property of a solid, typically a metal, under continuous stress that causes it to deform below its yield point (the point at which any elastic solid normally stretches without any increase in load or stress). Lead, tin, and zinc, for example, exhibit creep at ordinary temperatures, as seen in the movement of the lead sheeting on the roofs of old buildings. Copper, iron, nickel, and their alloys also show creep at high temperatures. |
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It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and most women do not creep by daylight. yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep -- while I weep "Why, my dear sir," said the Keeper, "if you fear to get wet, you'd better creep into the pouch of yonder female kangaroo - the SALTARIX MACKINTOSHA - for if that ostrich wakes he will kick you to death in a minute. |
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