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A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally branch, brook1, kill2, run.
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A channel or stream running through a salt marsh: tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.
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Chiefly British A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove.
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Up the creek (without a paddle) Informal In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.
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