sneak

Meaning of sneak

noun
  1. One 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.
  2. 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.
  3. An informer; a tell-tale.
  4. A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
  5. A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
  6. A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
verb
  1. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
    He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.
  2. To take something stealthily without permission.
    I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.
  3. (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
    She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.
  4. To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
  5. (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
    If you sneak on me I'll bash you!
adjective
  1. In advance; before release to the general public.
    The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.
  2. In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.
    I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list.

Information about sneak

  • The plural form of sneak is: sneaks.
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Hyphenation of sneak

sneak

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • sneak is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

sneak synonyms

Meaning furtive:

furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious

Meaning prowler:

prowler, stalker

Meaning fink:

fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, sneaker, canary

Meaning mouse:

mouse, creep, pussyfoot

Meaning pilfer:

pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift

Meaning slip:

slip

Meaning :

trickster, skulk, grass

Anagrams of sneak

kanes, skean, Snake, snake

Words that rhyme with sneak

No rhymes for sneak found