About The Word Sneak
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Sneak
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What's The Definition Of Sneak?
[n] someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
[n] someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [v] to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [v] pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [v] make off with belongings of others [v] put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sneak: abstract | cabbage | canary | creep | filch | fink | hook | lift | mouse | nobble | pilfer | pinch | prowler | purloin | pussyfoot | slip | snarf | sneaker | snitch | snitcher | stalker | steal | stoolie | stoolpigeon | swipe Related Terms | Find terms related to Sneak: See Also | act | betrayer | blabber | give | hand | informer | interloper | intruder | move | pass | pass on | rat | reach | slip away | sneak away | sneak off | sneak out | squealer | steal | steal away | trespasser | turn over | walk Sneak In Webster's Dictionary \Sneak\ (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneaked}
(sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneaking}.] [OE. sniken, AS.
sn[=i]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.
sn[=i]kja to hanker after.]
1. 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.
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. --Dryden.
2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with
meanness and servility; to crouch.
\Sneak\, v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] ``[Slander] sneaks its head.'' --Wake. \Sneak\, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. --Glanvill. 2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also {grub}. [Cant] --R. A. Proctor. |
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