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SNUCK
SNEAK
sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot
(verb) to go stealthily or furtively; “..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor’s house”
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
(verb) make off with belongings of others
sneak
(verb) put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; “sneak a look”; “sneak a cigarette”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
snuck
(chiefly, North America) simple past tense and past participle of sneak
Synonym: sneaked
Usage notes
• See sneak for notes on sneaked vs snuck.
Source: Wiktionary
SNEAK
Sneak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] Etym: [OE. sniken, AS. snican to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snikja 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. 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.
Sneak, v. t.
Definition: 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)
Definition: A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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