sneak
1. a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
• Derivationally related forms:
sneaky
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
2. someone who prowls or sneaks about;
usually with unlawful intentions
• Syn:
prowler, stalker
• Derivationally related forms:
stalk (for: stalker), sneaky, prowl (for: prowler)
• Hypernyms:
intruder, interloper, trespasser
3. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
• Syn:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon,
stoolie, sneaker, canary
• Derivationally related forms:
snitch (for: snitcher), snitch (for: snitch), fink (for: fink)
• Hypernyms:
informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
1. to go stealthily or furtively (Freq. 2)
- ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
• Syn:
mouse, creep, pussyfoot
• See Also:
sneak away, sneak out
• Derivationally related forms:
creep (for: creep), creeper (for: creep)
• Hypernyms:
walk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children sneak to the playground
2. put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner (Freq. 1)
- sneak a look
- sneak a cigarette
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They sneak the parcel to their parents
- They sneak them the parcel
- They sneak the food to the people
- They sneak the people the food
3. pass on stealthily
- He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
• Syn:
slip
• Hypernyms:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
4. make off with belongings of others
• Syn:
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract,
snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift
• Derivationally related forms:
lifter (for: lift), cabbage (for: cabbage), pilferer (for: pilfer), pilferage (for: pilfer)
• Hypernyms:
steal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They sneak the money
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy;
taking pains to avoid being observed
- a furtive manner
- a sneak attack
- stealthy footsteps
- a surreptitious glance at his watch
• Syn:
furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
• Similar to:
concealed
• Derivationally related forms:
stealth (for: stealthy), stealthiness (for: stealthy), sneak (for: sneaky), sneakiness (for: sneaky), furtiveness (for: furtive)
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