sneak
sneak is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 28 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- archtraitor
- bad
- barrator
- betrayer
- blackguard
- clothing
- conspirator
- grass
- knave
- man
- mischief-maker
- rascal
- recreant
- renegade
- reptile
- rogue
- serpent
- servility
- shyster
- snake
- squealer
- sycophant
- tergiversation
- the
- traitor
- trimmer
- truant
- wolf
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is sneak.
- What is to act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch called?
- What is to hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head." Wake called?
- What is a mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill called?
- What is a ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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