sneak

[US]/sniːk/
[UK]/sniːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to do things in a sneaky way; to move quietly and stealthily; [British slang] to report someone to a teacher
vt. to do something secretly; to obtain something surreptitiously
n. a person who acts in a sneaky way; secretive or furtive behavior
adj. done in secret.

Phrases & Collocations

sneak around

sneak up on

sneak peek

sneak out

sneak past

sneak in

sneak away

sneak out of

sneak attack

sneak preview

Example Sentences

a sneak attack by terrorists.

a sneaking suspicion

an unpleasant, sneaking habit.

sneak a watch into one's purse

sneak a look at one's book

sneak an apple from a shop

Don't you be a sneak !

sneak preparations for war.

to buy a certain sneaker

someone sneaked a camera inside.

she sneaked on us.

have a sneaking fondness for jazz

have a sneaking feeling that it is not right

sneak candy into one's mouth; sneaked a look at the grade sheet.

have a sneaking ambition to become an orchestra conductor

Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails.

she and Steve sneaked off for a quick grope.

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