sneakv. i.[OE. sniken, AS. sncan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snkja to hanker after.]1. 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.()You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. (Dryden.)2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.()v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.(Wake.)n.1. A mean, sneaking fellow.()A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. (Glanvill.)2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.(R. A. Proctor.)