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(snk), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Sneaked (snkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS. sncan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snkja 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. スポンサード リンク
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