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Sneak (sn&ē;k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked (sn&ē;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS. sn&ī;can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. sn&ī;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.
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You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden.
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2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
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Sneak, v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] “[Slander] sneaks its head.” Wake.
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Sneak, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow.
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A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill.
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2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
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