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  • Furtive — Fur tive, a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See {Fertile}.] Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. Prior. [1913 Webster] A hasty and furtive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • furtive — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French furtif, from Latin furtivus, from furtum theft, from fur thief, from or akin to Greek phōr thief; akin to Greek pherein to carry more at bear Date: 1612 1. a. done by stealth ; surreptitious b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • look — I n. glance expression 1) to get, have, take a look 2) to dart, shoot; steal a look 3) to give smb. a look 4) a blank, distant, faraway, vacant look (she had a faraway look in her eyes) 5) an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come hither,… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • furtive — adj. Furtive is used with these nouns: ↑glance, ↑look …   Collocations dictionary

  • furtive glance — quick peek, look made quickly and secretly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • peep — peep1 [pēp] vi. [ME pepen: orig. echoic] 1. to make the short, high pitched cry of a young bird or chick; chirp; cheep 2. to utter a sound or speak in a small, weak voice, as from fear n. 1. a short, high pitched sound; chirp; cheep 2. the… …   English World dictionary

  • peep — peep1 /peep/, v.i. 1. to look through a small opening or from a concealed location. 2. to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively. 3. to look curiously or playfully. 4. to come partially into view; begin to appear: the first crocuses peeping through… …   Universalium

  • peek — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English piken Date: 14th century 1. a. to look furtively b. to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment often used with in or out 2. to take a brief look ; glance II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peep — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English pepen, of imitative origin Date: 15th century 1. to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched ; cheep 2. to utter the slightest sound II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peep — I [[t]pip[/t]] v. i. 1) to look through a small opening or from a concealed location 2) to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively 3) to look curiously or playfully 4) to come partially into view; begin to appear 5) to show or protrude slightly 6) a… …   From formal English to slang

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