SNEAK

sneak. Sneak, v.i. to creep slily, lurk about

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Sneak (snēk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked (snēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] [[OE. sniken, AS. snīcan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snīkja to hanker after.]] 1. 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. 2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.