sneak (snek)

[ IMG:content-1401.png:[blocks in formation] 3. To steal; pilfer. See sneak-thief. [Colloq.] II. trans. To hide; conceal in a furtive or cowardly manner. [Rare.] Some sins dare the world in open defiance, yet this [slan der] lurks, and sneaks its head. Abp. Wake, Rationale on Texts of Scripture (1701), p. 222. [( Latham.)