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sneak
(sn/i/k )

noun (n)

  • a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    prowler, stalker
    source: wordnet30
  • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    canary, fink, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon
    source: wordnet30
  • A mean, sneaking fellow.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed(adj.all)
    Example:
    A sneak attack.
    Synonym:
    furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • to go stealthily or furtively(verb.motion)
    Example:
    ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house.
    Synonym:
    creep, mouse, pussyfoot
    source: wordnet30
  • put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner(verb.social)
    Example:
    Sneak a look.
    Sneak a cigarette.
    source: wordnet30
  • make off with belongings of others(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, swipe
    source: wordnet30
  • pass on stealthily(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    slip
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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