sneak

IPA: snˈik

noun

  • One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
  • The act of sneaking
  • A cheat; a con artist.
  • An informer; a tell-tale.
  • (obsolete, cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
  • (US) A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
  • (American football) A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.

verb

  • (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
  • (transitive) To take something stealthily without permission.
  • (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
  • (transitive, dated) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
  • (intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

adjective

  • In advance; before release to the general public.
  • In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.
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Examples of "sneak" in Sentences

  • The women sneaked inside the plant.
  • The two later sneak out of the bathroom.
  • She sneaks off in the lake and undresses.
  • He tries to sneak back in through the window.
  • I had a sneaking suspicion of their imbecility.
  • Tom sneaks into the kitchen to the refrigerator.
  • They follow the tracks to the palace and sneak in.
  • The midwife then sneaks the baby out of the castle.
  • The Chameleon sneaks in and tries to swipe the proceeds.
  • The notes are a disingenuous attempt to sneak the updates in.

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