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.
To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen;
Noun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Noun
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
Verb
to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor''s house"
Verb
pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Verb
make off with belongings of others
Verb
put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
v. i.
To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or
go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away
from company.
imp. & p. p.
To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to
behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
v. t.
To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.
n.
A mean, sneaking fellow.
n.
A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also
grub.
Sneak
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.2.
Sneak
Sneak
A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks.2.
To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen;
To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.
A mean, sneaking fellow.
Usage Examples
I lived in small town out in the desert and my friend used to steal his mom's car in the middle of the night. He'd drive over to my house, I'd sneak out and we'd go out to the desert and just burn things down.
I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.
But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me.
My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.
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Other Usage ExamplesI used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.
My movies just kind of sneak up on you. I don't have to worry too much about what everybody is going to say. Anyway, I really don't pay attention to what the world says about my movies. I just care about what my buddies think.
I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff.
There's immense fun to be had as long as you can sort of sneak it past DC. I have been told on occasion that I need to have more respect for these characters.
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
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