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Definition of Slink
1. Verb. Walk stealthily. "The children slink to the playground"; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"
Definition of Slink
1. v. t. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
2. v. t. To cast prematurely; - - said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
3. a. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
4. n. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
Definition of Slink
1. Verb. (intransitive) To sneak about furtively. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely. ¹
3. Noun. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf. ¹
4. Noun. (UK Scotland dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slink
1. to move stealthily [v SLUNK or SLANK or SLINKED, SLINKING, SLINKS]
Medical Definition of Slink
1. 1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." "Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent." (Milton) "There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed." (Landor) 2. To miscarry; said of female beasts. Origin: AS. Slincan; probably akin to G. Schleichen, E. Sleek. See Sleek. To cast prematurely; said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slink
Literary usage of Slink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Annual Register by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1820)
"But ;ome, I will intercede for ten pounds nore, provided you perform your parts "
Thank you kindly, sir," said slink. 5aid Wildwood, " you seem somewhat ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"2. move, slip, slide, slink, sneak, creep, lurk (rare). stealthy, a. I. See THIEVISH.
8. secret, furtive, surreptitious, sly, underhand, ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1857)
"Here he was interrupted by a sudden growl, which sounded almost under his feet;
and some wild animal was seen to slink away. Juba showed no surprise; ..."
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