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The Meaning of sneak

  • (v. i.) 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.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
  • (v. t.) To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.
  • (n.) A mean, sneaking fellow.
  • (n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.

Synonyms

prowler , stalker , fink , snitch , snitcher , stoolpigeon , stool pigeon , stoolie , sneaker , canary , mouse , creep , pussyfoot , pilfer , cabbage , purloin , pinch , abstract , snarf , swipe , hook , filch , nobble , lift , slip , furtive , sneaky , stealthy , surreptitious

Rhymes

antique , ashcreek , baek , batik , beak , beeck , beek , belgique , bespeak , bleak , boutique , cacique , cheek , chesapeake , chic , cleek , clique , creak , creek , critique , deike , dieck , dominique , eke , electrique , feick , fenugreek , fleek , freak , geac , geek , gieck , gleek , greek , grosbeak , henriques , henriquez , kmiec , leak , leake , leek , leick , leveque , manrique , martinique , mcpeek , mediq , meek , midweek , misspeak , monique , mozambique , mystique , nongreek , oblique , paek , peak , peake , peek , physique , pique , reeck , reek , respeak , rieck , riecke , riek , rieke , screak , seaq , seek , sheek , sheik , sheikh , shriek , siek , sikh , sleek , speak , speake , squeak , steek , streak , streek , tariq , teac , teak , technique , tweak , unique , vanbeek , veronique , weak , week , weick , weik , wieck , workweek , wreak , zeek , zeke