sneak

/sniːk/

noun

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    A cheat; a con artist.

    I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.
  3. 3

    An informer; a tell-tale.

  4. 4

    A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter

  5. 5

    A sneaker; a tennis shoe.

  6. 6

    A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.

verb

  1. 1

    To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

    He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.
  2. 2

    To take something stealthily without permission.

    I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.
  3. 3

    (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.

    She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.
  4. 4

    To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

  5. 5

    (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

    If you sneak on me I'll bash you!

adjective

  1. 1

    In advance; before release to the general public.

    The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.
  2. 2

    In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

    I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list.

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