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English adjective: sneak | |||
| 1. | sneak marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | ||
| Samples | A furtive manner. A sneak attack. Stealthy footsteps. A surreptitious glance at his watch. | ||
| Synonyms | furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious | ||
| Similar | concealed | ||
| Antonyms | unconcealed | ||
English noun: sneak | |||
| 1. | sneak (person) a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| 2. | sneak (person) someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | ||
| Synonyms | prowler, stalker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interloper, intruder, trespasser | ||
| 3. | sneak (person) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | ||
| Synonyms | canary, fink, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer | ||
English verb: sneak | |||
| 1. | sneak (motion) to go stealthily or furtively | ||
| Samples | ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house. | ||
| Examples | The children sneak to the playground | ||
| Synonyms | creep, mouse, pussyfoot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | sneak (social) put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner | ||
| Samples | Sneak a look. Sneak a cigarette. | ||
| Examples | They sneak the food to the people, They sneak the people the food, They sneak the parcel to their parents, They sneak them the parcel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 3. | sneak (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
| Examples | They sneak the money | ||
| Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, swipe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| 4. | sneak (possession) pass on stealthily | ||
| Samples | He slipped me the key when nobody was looking. | ||
| Synonyms | slip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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