Slink

[slɪŋk]

Definition

(verb.) walk stealthily; 'I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey'.

Editor: Rosalie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.

(a.) To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.

(v. t.) To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.

(a.) Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.

(a.) Thin; lean.

(n.) The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.

(n.) A thievish fellow; a sneak.

Editor: Roxanne

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Sneak, skulk, steal away, slip away, slink away.

Edited by Candice

Definition

v.i. to creep or crawl away as if ashamed: to sneak:—pa.t. and pa.p. slunk.

v.t. to cast prematurely as a calf.—v.i. to miscarry.—n. a calf prematurely born: the flesh of such: a bastard child.—adj. prematurely born: unfit for food: lean starved: mean.—ns. Slink′-butch′er one who kills and dresses for sale the carcasses of diseased animals; Slink′skin the skin of a slink or leather made from it.—adj. Slink′y lean.

Editor: Stacy

Examples

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