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Pronunciation : Sneak
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. sniken, AS. snican to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snikja to hanker after.]
Definition : 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. imp. & p. p. "snuck" is more common now, but not even mentioned here. In MW10, simply "sneaked or snuck" 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sneak
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head." Wake.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sneak
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill.

2. (Cricket)

Defn: A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913