1. (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.
2. (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
3. (v. t.) To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.
4. (n.) A mean, sneaking fellow.
5. (n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.
Thesaurus Entries
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