| 单词 | on the sneak |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the sneak a. The act or practice of stealing in unperceived in order to rob; a robbery effected in this manner. Usually in upon the sneak. Also more generally on the sneak, on the sly, by stealth, under concealment. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > in sneaking manner manticulation1623 sneak1699 hole-creeping1852 creep1928 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] stalkingc1000 creeping1565 hedge-creeping1579 stealing1581 steal1590 stealth1600 insinuation1608 slinking1611 sneakinga1657 prowl1803 creep1818 sneak1819 lurk1829 slink1853 pussyfooting1956 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Ken-miller 'Tis a bob Ken, Brush upon the Sneak, 'tis a good House, go in if you will but Tread softly. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. at Gammon A thief detected in a house which he has entered, upon the sneak, for the purpose of robbing it. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. at Gammon Morning-sneak, going out early to rob private houses or shops by slipping in at the door unperceived [etc.]. ?1863 T. Taylor Ticket-of-leave Man i. 9 Pottering about on the sneak, flimping or smashing a little when I get the chance. 1930 Amer. Mercury XXI. 458/1 You got to work strictly on the sneak. All the spots are hot. 1935 Sun (Baltimore) 13 July 9/6 A few of them [sc. betting spots] were ‘sneaking’ with just as many customers as ever... These spots ‘on the sneak’ usually are located in the upper floors of Loop skyscrapers. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 86 If the road mob decides to work on the sneak, that is, without advance arrangements in any locality, [etc.]. 1982 Chicago Sun-Times 6 Aug. 71/1 He does so with all the glee of a schoolkid reading Playboy magazine on the sneak. < as lemmas |
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