sneak
Meaning of sneak
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- An informer; a tell-tale.
- A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
- A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
- A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
- 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.
- To take something stealthily without permission.
I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.
- (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.
- To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
- (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
If you sneak on me I'll bash you!
- In advance; before release to the general public.
The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.
- 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:
Meaning fink:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, sneaker, canary
Meaning mouse:
Meaning pilfer:
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift
Meaning slip:
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Anagrams of sneak
Words that rhyme with sneak
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