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- Dictionarysneak/snēk/
verb
- 1. move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner: "I sneaked out by the back exit" Similar
noun
- 1. a furtive and contemptible person: "he was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation"
- 2. short for sneaker North American
adjective
- 1. acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning: "a sneak thief"
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The meaning of SNEAK is to go stealthily or furtively : slink. How to use sneak in a sentence. Sneaked vs. Snuck: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Sneak.
SNEAK definition: 1. to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly: 2. to secretly…. Learn more.
If you sneak somewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard.
The word sneak has many shades of meaning, but all involve doing something in a secretive or stealthy way. If you sneak home after midnight, that means you’re quietly creeping into the house so no one will hear you.
1. to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk. 2. to act in a furtive or underhand way. 3. to move, put, pass, etc., in a stealthy or furtive manner: He sneaked the gun into his pocket. 4. to do, take, or have hurriedly or surreptitiously: to sneak a cigarette. n. 5. a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person.
To give, put, carry, take, etc. secretly or in a stealthy, sneaking manner. To be a sneak; behave in a stealthy, underhanded, or cowardly manner. To take something stealthily without permission. I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.
Definition of sneak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SNEAK definition: 1. to go somewhere quietly because you do not want anyone to hear you: 2. to take something…. Learn more.
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Definition of sneak verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
