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Definitions for Sneak

[1] to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
[2] to act in a furtive or underhand way.
[3] British Informal . to tattle; inform.
[4] to move, put, pass, etc., in a stealthy or furtive manner: He sneaked the gun into his pocket.
[5] to do, take, or enjoy hurriedly or surreptitiously: to sneak a cigarette.
[6] a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person.
[7] Informal . a stealthy or furtive departure.
[8] British Informal . tattletale; informer.
[9] sneaker(def 1) .
[10] Informal . a sneak preview.
[11] Cards . the lead of a singleton in a suit other than the trump suit, as in whist.
[12] (intr; often foll by along, off, in, etc ) to move furtively
[13] (intr) to behave in a cowardly or underhand manner
[14] (tr) to bring, take, or put stealthily
[15] (intr) informal , mainly British to tell tales (esp in schools)
[16] (tr) informal to steal
[17] (intr; foll by off, out, away, etc ) informal to leave unobtrusively
[18] a person who acts in an underhand or cowardly manner, esp as an informer
[19] a stealthy act or movement (as modifier ) a sneak attack
[20] British informal an unobtrusive departure

Words related to Sneak

slither, crawl, slink, evade, ambush, slip, hide, steal, smuggle, creep, cur, toad, coward, rascal, louse, dastard, cheater, snake, informer, skunk

Words nearby Sneak

snath, snazzy, sncc, sncf, snead, sneak, sneak preview, sneak thief, sneaker, sneakerhead, sneakernet

Origin of Sneak

1590–1600; variant of Middle English sniken, Old English snīcan to creep; cognate with Old Norse snīkja to hanker after

Word origin for Sneak

Old English snīcan to creep; from Old Norse snīkja to hanker after

Synonyms for Sneak

cheater, coward, cur, dastard, heel, informer, louse, rascal, reptile, scoundrel, skunk, slink, snake, toad, weasel, wretch, con artist, snake in grass