to sneak
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2.8
- verb
- /sniːk/
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escabullirse
- She tried to sneak a cookie from the jar without her mother noticing.
- sneak away
- sneak back
- try to sneak
So I would occasionally like sneak out and have a cigarette.
- So I would occasionally like sneak out and have a cigarette.
- They couldn't hire somebody to sneak a camera and take one picture.
- And those biases had snuck into my clinical thinking.
- We don't bloody sneak through a kitchen.
- So we need numbers overwhelming so Trump can't sneak or steal his way to victory.
- Did you ever sneak out at night to meet a girl?
- And that that control just sometimes it just sneaks out, sneaks away from you.
- And he's like, dude, we got to sneak back over to her place.
- I said she going to sneak and walk off, fake laugh.
- The control was Dean sneaks up to the water, you catch fish.
- So I went from sneaking my drinking to sneaking going to a meeting.
Examples
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With his family's blessing, Ben snuck out of the ghetto and joined up.
Academic text (2011) -
Raymond, why don't we just sneak away for a few minutes, sit down somewhere quietly and have a drink?
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I was always afraid that someone was going to sneak some fat into my food.
Academic text (2004) -
Are you cleaning up after kids who sneak food into your library?
Academic text (2015) -
And if she can sneak out of the backyard, any dog will do.
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So I would occasionally like sneak out and have a cigarette.
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Honey, why'd you sneak out of the house like that?
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In New Orleans, fans snuck into a concert by climbing trees around the stadium.
Academic text (2011) -
During the 1930s, most hoboes traveled from place to place by sneaking onto freight trains.
Academic text (2011) -
They have been non-stop flirting, sneaking off during work and kissing.
Synonyms
262
2.7
To give something to someone quietly or secretly
193
4.3
Move quietly so people do not see or hear you
155
2.5
To move slowly and quietly with the body low to the ground
125
3.7
To leave a place quietly so no one notices you
101
4.5
To move quietly toward someone or something without being noticed
75
3.8
To go into a place quietly so no one notices
58
8.4
To steal small things from someone's pocket or bag
49
5.5
To take something quickly without the owner noticing
46
8.6
To steal something quickly or secretly
39
3.8
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
35
8.1
To steal something secretly from a shop or person
34
8.0
Steal something small, often of little value
33
4.0
Leave a place quietly so others do not notice
32
3.4
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
17
3.6
To leave a place quietly without being noticed
16
6.5
To steal small things of little value, often a little at a time
13
6.5
To take something quickly without the owner's permission, often without being noticed
9
6.9
To get away from someone who is following you
4
6.3
To leave a meeting or party quietly so no one notices
4
9.6
To steal something secretly or dishonestly
4
8.4
To steal a small thing quietly when no one is looking
3
9.1
To steal something, especially quickly in a crowded place
2
8.0
To steal something quickly and secretly
1
9.9
To take something quickly, often without permission
1
6.3
To go unnoticed by people or officials
1
8.5
To get into a place or group by being sly
1
7.7
To quickly take something before others can act
To move quietly and carefully so other people do not notice
To move quietly and carefully to avoid being noticed
To act in a secret, quiet way to avoid being seen
British informal word for stealing someone else's things
To steal small items, especially money, from someone's pocket or bag without them noticing
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Secretly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sneak originally meant 'to creep' or 'move quietly' in an old form of English. Think of a quiet snake or a person slipping by, and you will remember that to sneak is to take or move something in a secret way without being noticed.