Sneak (snēk), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Sneaked (snēkt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS.
snīcan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.
snīkja 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.
Sneak (snēk), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Sneaked (snēkt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS.
snīcan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.
snīkja 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.
