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  • prowl — prowlingly, adv. /prowl/, v.i. 1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc. v.t. 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food. n. 3. act of prowling.… …   Universalium

  • prowl — /praʊl / (say prowl) verb (i) 1. to rove or go about stealthily in search of prey, plunder, etc. –verb (t) 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found. –noun 3. the act of prowling. –phrase 4. on the prowl, a. moving about in a… …  

  • prowl — I verb be stealthy, creep, cruise, drift, gad, go about stealthily, gumshoe, hover, lie in ambush, lie in wait, loiter, lurk, meander, move secretly, move under cover, peragrare, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, scavenge, skulk, slink,… …   Law dictionary

  • sneaker — n. sports shoe; one who sneaks, one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sneakers — sneak·ers || snɪːkÉ™(r)z n. tires (Mountain Bike Slang)n. sports shoe; one who sneaks, one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • prowl — verb move about stealthily or restlessly in search of or as if in search of prey. noun an act of prowling. Derivatives prowler noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • prowl — [[t]praʊl[/t]] v. i. 1) to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal 2) to rove over or through in search of what may be found: to prowl the streets[/ex] 3) the act of prowling • on the prowl Etymology: 1350–1400; ME …   From formal English to slang

  • prowl — ► VERB ▪ move about stealthily or restlessly as if in search of prey. ► NOUN ▪ an act of prowling. DERIVATIVES prowler noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • prowler — prowl ► VERB ▪ move about stealthily or restlessly as if in search of prey. ► NOUN ▪ an act of prowling. DERIVATIVES prowler noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • Overland Campaign — Part of the American Civil War Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee , respectively, opposing commanders in the Overland …   Wikipedia

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