sneak

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: prowlerstalkerfinksnitchsnitcherstoolpigeonstool pigeonstooliesneakercanarymousecreep

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
  2. someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentionsSynonyms: prowlerstalker
  3. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policeSynonyms: finksnitchsnitcherstoolpigeonstool pigeonstooliesneakercanary

Verb (4)

  1. to go stealthily or furtively“..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”Synonyms: mousecreeppussyfoot
  2. put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner“sneak a look”“sneak a cigarette”
  3. make off with belongings of othersSynonyms: pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipehookfilchnobblelift
  4. pass on stealthily“He slipped me the key when nobody was looking”Synonyms: slip

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: furtivesneak(a)sneakystealthysurreptitious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sneak \Sneak\, v. t. To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander] sneaks its head." --Wake. [1913 Webster]
Sneak \Sneak\, n.

1.A mean, sneaking fellow. [1913 Webster]

A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks.— Glanvill.[1913 Webster]

2.(Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub. [Cant] --R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster]

Sneak \Sneak\ (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked (sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS. sn[imac]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. sn[imac]kja to hanker after.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch. [1913 Webster]

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