What does "sneak" mean?
Sneak: To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Additional senses
- 2.To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head." Wake.
- 3.A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill.
- 4.(Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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