A woman fought off a creep who tried to rape her in Greenwich Village, police said.

The 20-year-old woman was walking south on 5th Avenue towards west 8th Street near Washington Square Park when the man struck up a conversation at around 4 a.m. on Saturday.

The two exchanged names, but when the woman attempted to walk away the man grabbed her by the arm and tried to kiss her, police said.

When she resisted, he grabbed her waist from behind and threw her to the ground. He then pushed her underwear aside and touched her vagina, police said.

She was able to fight him off and escape, police said.

The man was described as 5-foot-6 with a medium build, wearing a dark colored baseball cap and backpack.