intransitive. To depart or withdraw secretly or surreptitiously from a place. Chiefly with adverb, as away, †forth, off, out, or const. from, out of.

with adverbial accusative, to steal one's way (†in early use = to steal away). Now rare.

intransitive. To escape, to slip away. Obsolete.

intransitive. To steal or slip away (with dative = from).

To glide away like a stream; to slip away, change position imperceptibly or stealthily; hence in wider sense, to flit, migrate, remove, vanish. Also…

To pass or go lightly or quietly; to move quickly and softly, without attracting notice; to glide or… With away, off, out; from, out of.

To withdraw from a place or position, esp. in a secret or furtive manner; to turn aside, away, back, etc. furtively or nimbly; to slip or slink away…

To slink, sneak off. Also with away, off.

To move away, withdraw, depart; esp. to slip off unobserved. Now only with away.

intransitive for reflexive. To intrude oneself into. With away: To slip off, vanish. Obsolete.

intransitive with off or away: To slink away, sneak off. Also, to fall away from one's engagement.

With adverbs, esp. off. Also, to move (off, in, etc.) in a leisurely manner; to amble (in, etc.); to depart surreptitiously, sneak off.

transferred. intransitive. To make off stealthily.

To move, go, walk, etc., in a stealthy or slinking manner; to creep or steal furtively, as if ashamed… U.S. colloquial. To make off quietly.

intransitive. U.S. Criminals' slang. To go away, to escape.

intransitive. colloquial. To move or go in a smooth, quiet, or stealthy manner. Usually with adverbs, esp. in to oil out: to depart; (figurative)…