Sneaked

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sneak \Sneak\ (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneaked}
     (sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneaking}.] [OE. sniken, AS.
     sn[imac]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.
     sn[imac]kja 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.
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              You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with
        meanness and servility; to crouch.
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