What does Sneak mean?
Definitions for Sneak
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Sneak.
Princeton's WordNet
sneaknoun
a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
prowler, sneak, stalkernoun
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canaryadjective
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitiousverb
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
"a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfootverb
to go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
sneakverb
put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
"sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftverb
make off with belongings of others
slip, sneakverb
pass on stealthily
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Wiktionary
sneaknoun
A mean, sneaking fellow.
sneaknoun
An informer; a tell-tale; a grass.
sneakverb
To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen;
to sneak away from company.
sneakverb
To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
sneakverb
(informal, especially with on) To inform an authority about another's misdemeanours; to tell tales; to grass.
If you sneak on me I'll bash you!
sneaknoun
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.
sneaknoun
A cheat; a con artist.
Synonyms: con artist, trickster; see also Thesaurus:confidence trickster, Thesaurus:deceiver
sneaknoun
An informer; a tell-tale.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:informant
sneaknoun
A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
sneaknoun
A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
We would have been laughed off the street in Philadelphia if we were seen wearing sneaks. In the big city, the young population wore loafers or boots.
Etymology: Possibly from Middle English sniken ("to creep, crawl"), though the OED doubts this, or from Old English snīcan ("to desire, reach for sneakily"), from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną, which is related to the root of snake.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SNEAKverb
Etymology: snican , Saxon; snige, Danish.
Once the eagle, England, being in prey,
To her unguarded nest the weazel, Scot,
Comes sneaking, and so sucks her princely eggs. William Shakespeare.Sneak not away, sir; for the friar and you
Must have a word anon: lay hold on him. William Shakespeare.Discover’d, and defeated of your prey,
You skulk’d behind the fence, and sneak’d away. Dryden.I ought not to turn my back, and to sneak off in silence, and leave the truth to lie baffled, bleeding, and slain. Isaac Watts.
He sneak’d into the grave,
A monarch’s half and half a harlot’s slave. Dunciad.Are you all ready? Here’s your musick here:
Author, sneak off; we’ll tickle you, my dear. Moore.I need salute no great man’s threshold, sneak to none of his friends to speak a good word for me to my conscience. South.
Nothing can support minds drooping and sneaking, and inwardly reproaching them, from a sense of their own guilt, but to see others as bad. Robert South, Sermons.
When int’rest calls off all her sneaking train,
When all th’ oblig’d desert, and all the vain,
She waits, or to the scaffold, or the cell,
When the last ling’ring friend has bid farewel. Alexander Pope.Tom struts a soldier, open, bold, and brave;
Will sneaks a scriv’ner, an exceeding knave. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
sneak
A sneak refers to a person who acts in a dishonest or secretive manner, often intending to deceive or evade others. Alternatively, as a verb, 'sneak' means to move quietly or stealthily, often intending to avoid detection or to act without alerting others.
Webster Dictionary
Sneakverb
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
Sneak
to act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch
Sneakverb
to hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner
Sneaknoun
a mean, sneaking fellow
Sneaknoun
a ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub
Etymology: [OE. sniken, AS. sncan to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. snkja to hanker after.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sneak
snēk, v.i. to creep or steal away privately or meanly: to behave meanly.—v.t. (slang) to steal.—n. a mean, servile fellow: a mean thief.—ns. Sneak′-cup (Shak.), one who balks his glass: a cowardly, insidious scoundrel; Sneak′er.—adj. Sneak′ing, mean, crouching: secret, underhand, not openly avowed.—adv. Sneak′ingly.—ns. Sneak′ingness, Sneak′iness, the quality of being sneaking: meanness; Sneaks′by (obs.), a sneak.—adj. Sneak′y, somewhat sneaking. [A.S. snícan, to creep; Dan. snige. Cf. Snake.]
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Anagrams for Sneak »
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Snake
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sneak in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sneak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Sneak in a Sentence
It was a pretty big deal for him to sneak the club-head and golf balls into space!
Sometimes, brown-butter Rice Krispie Treats sneak in and try to start trying to pull me out of quiet ‘me time,’ it’s not the worst thing in the world, but it happens. I believe that there’s plenty of time for any and every relationship that I might need or want to feed in a day, as long as I set realistic expectations, communicate and forgive myself when I fall short.
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
Throwing a fastball to Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster.
This didnt need to happen, i couldve avoided it, but we couldve had help in avoiding this thing, too, because we werent trying to sneak anything by anyone. We were just trying to give the kid the option we thought he had, and now he doesnt have it.
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- التسللArabic
- Kriecherin, Duckmäuser, Duckmäuserin, Kriecher, schleichenGerman
- esconder, pillo, escabullir, moverse con sigiloSpanish
- piileksiä, antaa ilmi, hämärämies, hiipiä, pihistää, näpistää, piilotella, piileskellä, laverrella, ilmiantaa, hiiviskellä, hiippailla, hiippari, hiippailijaFinnish
- faucher, cacher, piquer, resquiller, masquer, planquer, dissimulerFrench
- REPOLatin
- wegsluipen, rondsluipen, sluipen, gluiperdDutch
- snik, snikeNorwegian
- a strecuraRomanian
- ябедаRussian
- smygaSwedish
- แอบThai
- trộmVietnamese
- 潜行Chinese
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