(v) leave furtively and stealthily, Syn. sneak out, sneak off, sneak away, steal away, Example:The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
(v) to go stealthily or furtively, See Also: sneak out, sneak away, Syn. mouse, pussyfoot, creep, Example:..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
[抱头鼠蹿 / 抱頭鼠躥, bào tóu shǔ cuānㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢ] to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (成语 saw); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜, See Also: 成语, 抱頭鼠竄, 抱头鼠窜