Толковый словарь английского языка - sneak
Sneak
sneak
I. verb (~ed or snuck; ~ing) Etymology: akin to Old English snīcan to ~ along, Old Norse snīkja Date: 1594 intransitive verb to go stealthily or furtively ; slink , to act in or as if in a furtive manner, to carry the football on a quarterback ~, transitive verb to put, bring, or take in a furtive or artful manner , see: lurk Usage: From its earliest appearance in print in the late 19th century as a dialectal and probably uneducated form, the past and past participle snuck has risen to the status of standard and to approximate equality with ~ed. Indications are that it is continuing to grow in frequency. It is most common in the United States and Canada, but has also been spotted in British and Australian English. II. noun Date: circa 1643 a person who acts in a stealthy, furtive, or shifty manner, 2. a stealthy or furtive move, an unobserved departure or escape, ~er 2, quarterback ~ , III. adjective Date: circa 1859 carried on secretly ; clandestine , occurring without warning ; surprise
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v., n., & adj. --v. 1 intr. & tr. (foll. by in, out, past, away, etc.) go or convey furtively; slink. 2 tr. sl. steal unobserved; make off with. 3 intr. Brit. schoolsl. tell tales; turn informer. 4 intr. (as sneaking adj.) a furtive; undisclosed (have a sneaking affection for him). b persistent in one's mind; nagging (a sneaking feeling that it is not right). --n. 1 a mean-spirited cowardly underhand person. 2 Brit. schoolsl. a tell-tale. --adj. acting or done without warning; secret (a sneak attack). Phrases and idioms sneak-thief a thief who steals without breaking in; a pickpocket. Derivatives sneakingly adv. Etymology: 16th c., prob. dial.: perh. rel. to ME snike, OE snican creep ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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