SLINK


Meaning of SLINK in English

— slinkingly , adv.

/slingk/ , v. , slunk or ( Archaic ) slank; slunk; slinking; n.; adj.

v.i.

1. to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.

2. to walk or move in a slow, sinuous, provocative way.

v.t.

3. (esp. of cows) to bring forth (young) prematurely.

n.

4. a prematurely born calf or other animal.

adj.

5. born prematurely: a slink calf.

[ bef. 1150; ME slynken (v.), OE slincan to creep, crawl; c. LG slinken, G schlinken ]

Syn. 1. skulk, sneak; lurk.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .