sneak

sneak
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. slink, skulk, crawl, steal. — n. skulker, sneak thief; coward.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. cheater, confidence man, underhanded or unreliable person; see cheat 1 , rascal .
v.
Syn. skulk, slink, creep, slip away, move secretly, steal, hide, move under cover, ambush oneself, prowl, lurk, secrete oneself, cheat, delude, deceive, soft heel away*, gumshoe*, ooze off*; see also evade 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
weasel, snake, *snake in the grass, thief in the night, dastard, *eel, scoundrel, *backstabber.
II
v.
creep, skulk, pussyfoot, stalk, lurk, prowl, slither, move stealthily, slink, steal, *weasel.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal. Slang: gumshoe. See MOVE. 2. To bring in or take out secretly: smuggle, spirit. See MOVE. II noun One who behaves in a stealthy, furtive way: prowler, sneaker, weasel. See MOVE.

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