sneak
One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or informationOne who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
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Meaning
8 sensesOne who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary.
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
The act of sneaking
A cheat; a con artist.
I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.
Duckmäuser, Duckmäuserin, Kriecher
An informer; a tell-tale.
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
(US)A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
(derogatory, slang)An unworthy or deceptive entry in a list of high-ranking people or things.
(obsolete)A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
Examples
381 sentencesTom snuck out of the room.
Том вислизнув з кімнати. — deniko
Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
Том підкрався до Мері сзаду. — deniko
ruТом незаметно подкрался к Мэри сзади. — sharptoothed
Tom snuck up behind Mary.
Том підкрався до Мері сзаду. — deniko
ruТом незаметно подкрался к Мэри сзади. — sharptoothed
Tom snuck out at night.
Том крадькома утік вночі. — deniko
Tom sneaked out the back door.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Possibly from Middle English sniken (“to creep, crawl”), from Old English snīcan (“to creePossibly from Middle English sniken (“to creep, crawl”), from Old English snīcan (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-West Germanic *snīkan, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to creep, crawl”), of sound-symbolic origin; compare formally unrelated snake, snoop, snook, snoke, and snoot. Cognate with Danish snige (“to sneak”), Swedish snika (“to sneak, hanker after”), Icelandic sníkja (“to sneak, hanker after”). Possibly related to snitch.
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Forms
plural: sneaksSynonyms
94 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- sneak into the
- sneak out of
- sneaked up behind
- tried to sneak
- sneak up on
- to sneak out
- to sneak into
See also
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