Adjective: sneaking snee-kingVerb: sneak (sneaked, also snuck) sneek
- Move stealthily or furtively
"… stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbour's house";
- mouse, creep, pussyfoot [informal]
- Put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
"sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
- Pass on stealthily
"He sneaked me the key when nobody was looking";
- slip
- [informal] Take by theft
"He was going to sneak the phone someone had left behind";
- hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal], blag [Brit, informal]
See also: concealed
Type of: act, give, hand, move, pass, pass on, reach, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], steal, turn over, walk
Encyclopedia: Sneaking
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