sneak

n. அற்பக்கோழை, கோட்சொல்லி, மரப்பந்தாட்டத்தில் நிலத்தின் நெடுக வீசப்பட்ட பந்து, (வினை.) திருட்டுத்தனமாகப் பதுங்கிச் செல், அஞ்சியஞ்சிப் பின்னிடு, மறைந்து ஒதுங்கிநழுவு, (இழி.) திருடிக்கொண்டு செல், (இழி.) பள்ளிவழக்கில் கோட்சொல்லு.

Synonyms

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. Defn: 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) Defn: A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] R. A. Proctor.