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Verb: sneak (sneaked, also snuck) sneek- To go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbour's house" - mouse, creep, pussyfoot - Put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
"sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette" - Make off with belongings of others
- pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch [Brit], abstract, snarf [N. Amer], swipe, hook, filch, nobble [Brit], lift, nick [Brit] - Pass on stealthily
- slip Noun: sneak sneek- A person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
- Someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
- prowler, stalker - Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- fink [N. Amer], snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie [N. Amer], sneaker, canary [N. Amer], grass [Brit] Adjective: sneak sneek- Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
"a sneak attack" - furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
Derived forms: snuck, sneaking, sneaks, sneaked See also: concealed, sneak away, sneaky Type of: act, betrayer, blabber, disagreeable person, give, hand, informer, interloper, intruder, move, pass, pass on, rat, reach, squealer, steal, trespasser, turn over, unpleasant person, walk Encyclopedia: Sneak |