Sneak

[sniːk] or [snik]

Definition

(noun.) a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible.

(verb.) to go stealthily or furtively; '..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house'.

(verb.) put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; 'sneak a look'; 'sneak a cigarette'.

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Definition

(v. i.) To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.

(imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.

(v. t.) To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.

(n.) A mean, sneaking fellow.

(n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Skulk, lurk, slink, peak, steal away, sneak off, slink away.[2]. Crouch, truckle.

n. Shirk, lurker, mean fellow.

Typist: Martha

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Slink, skulk, steal_away, lurk, cringe, crouch, truckle,[See CROSS]

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Definition

v.i. to creep or steal away privately or meanly: to behave meanly.—v.t. (slang) to steal.—n. a mean servile fellow: a mean thief.—ns. Sneak′-cup (Shak.) one who balks his glass: a cowardly insidious scoundrel; Sneak′er.—adj. Sneak′ing mean crouching: secret underhand not openly avowed.—adv. Sneak′ingly.—ns. Sneak′ingness Sneak′iness the quality of being sneaking: meanness; Sneaks′by (obs.) a sneak.—adj. Sneak′y somewhat sneaking.

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Examples

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