(sneak away)
11sneak — 1. noun /sniːk/ A mean, sneaking fellow. 2. verb /sniːk/ a) To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; to sneak away from company. b) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly… …
12sneak — sneak1 [sni:k] v past tense and past participle sneaked or snuck [snʌk] AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go secretly)¦ 2¦(take/give secretly)¦ 3 sneak a look/glance/peek 4¦(steal)¦ Phrasal verbs sneak on somebody sneak up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
13sneak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slink, skulk, crawl, steal. n. skulker, sneak thief; coward. See cowardice, deception, slowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cheater, confidence man, underhanded or unreliable person; see cheat 1 ,… …
14sneak — [c]/snik / (say sneek) verb (sneaked or, Colloquial, snuck, sneaking) –verb (i) 1. to go (about, along, in, off …
15sneak — 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… …
16go away — verb 1. move away from a place into another direction (Freq. 4) Go away before I start to cry The train departs at noon • Syn: ↑go, ↑depart • Ant: ↑come (f …
17slip away — verb 1. leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 1) The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑steal away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak off, ↑sneak out • Hypernyms: ↑ …
18steal away — verb leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 1) The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑slip away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak off, ↑sneak out • Hypernyms: ↑ …
19get away — the prisoners got away Syn: escape, run away/off, break out, break free, break loose, bolt, flee, take flight, make off, take off, decamp, abscond, make a run for it; slip away, sneak away; informal cut and run, skedaddle, do a disappearing act …
20slip away — Synonyms and related words: bow out, creep out of, depart, disappear, duck out, escape, exit, find a loophole, go on furlough, go on leave, leave the scene, mooch off, shuffle out of, skulk away, slide off, slide out of, slink off, slip off, slip …
