'Slink' definitions:
Definition of 'slink'
(from WordNet)
verb
Walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"
Definition of 'Slink'
From: GCIDE
- Slink \Slink\, v. t. [imp. Slunk, Archaic Slank; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.]
- 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." --Tale of Beryn. [1913 Webster]
- Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Slink'
From: GCIDE
- Slink \Slink\, a.
- 1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Thin; lean. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Slink'
From: GCIDE
- Slink \Slink\, n.
- 1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Slink'
From: GCIDE
- Slink \Slink\, v. t. To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'slink'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amble,
- barge,
- bowl along,
- bundle,
- clump,
- contort,
- corkscrew,
- couch,
- cower,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- crinkle,
- crouch,
- drag,
- flounce,
- foot,
- footslog,
- go on tiptoe,
- grovel,
- gumshoe,
- halt,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hop,
- inch,
- inch along,
- intort,
- jog,
- jolt,
- jump,
- lay wait,
- lie in wait,
- limp,
- lumber,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- lurk,
- meander,
- mince,
- nightwalk,
- pace,
- pad,
- paddle,
- peg,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- plod,
- prance,
- prowl,
- pussyfoot,
- quail,
- rack,
- roll,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scallop,
- scrabble,
- scramble,
- screw,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- scuttle,
- serpentine,
- shadow,
- shamble,
- shirk,
- shuffle,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- skip,
- skulk,
- slide,
- slither,
- slog,
- slouch,
- snake,
- sneak,
- sneaker,
- stagger,
- stalk,
- stamp,
- steal,
- steal along,
- stomp,
- straddle,
- straggle,
- stride,
- stroll,
- strut,
- stump,
- swagger,
- swing,
- swirl,
- tippytoe,
- tiptoe,
- tittup,
- toddle,
- totter,
- traipse,
- trip,
- trudge,
- turn,
- twine,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- waddle,
- wamble,
- weasel,
- whirl,
- whorl,
- wiggle,
- wind,
- wobble,
- worm,
- worm along,
- wring