sneak

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sneaked p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking. ] [ OE. sniken, AS. snīcan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snīkja 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [ Cant ] R. A. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A current which, though too feeble to blow the usual fuse or to injure at once telegraph or telephone instruments, will in time burn them out. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. One who sneaks. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vessel of drink. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A sneaker of five gallons. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in the pl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. A punch bowl. [ Obs. ] Spectator. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The quality of being sneaky. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak"ing*ly, adv. -- Sneak"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A paltry fellow; a sneak. [ Obs. ] “Such a bashful sneaksby.” Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]