to sneak

Definition of to sneak in English English dictionary: slive; snig; A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter; To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
to sneak away from company.; A mean, sneaking fellow; {v} to creep slily, lurk about; someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police; to go stealthily or furtively; "; someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions; A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; called also grub; To hide, esp; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"; {i} one who acts in a shifty and underhanded manner, base or contemptible person; informer (Slang); thief; act of sneaking; stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette; stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"; 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; To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner; The form snuck is also used in American English for the past tense and past participle; in a mean or cowardly manner; pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"; make off with belongings of others; to go stealthily or furtively; " stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"; put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"; If you sneak something somewhere, you take it there secretly. He smuggled papers out each day, photocopied them, and snuck them back You even snuck me a cigarette; To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch; {f} creep, slink, skulk; behave in an underhanded manner; do something or take something in a furtive manner; inform (Slang); steal (Slang); If you sneak a look at someone or something, you secretly have a quick look at them. You sneak a look at your watch to see how long you've got to wait. = steal see also sneaking; If you sneak somewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard. Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me; put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette