Sneak

Word SNEAK
Character 5
Hyphenation sneak
Pronunciations /sniːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Sneak"

What do we mean by sneak?

To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way. intransitive verb

To behave in a cowardly or servile manner. intransitive verb

To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner. intransitive verb

A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded. noun

An instance of sneaking; a quiet, stealthy movement. noun

A sneaker. noun

Carried out in a clandestine manner. adjective

Perpetrated without warning. adjective

A mean, contemptible fellow; one who has recourse to mean and cowardly methods; a person of selfish and cowardly temper and conduct. noun

A petty thief. See sneak-thief and area-sneak. noun

To creep or steal about privately; go furtively, as if afraid or ashamed to be seen; slink.

To behave with meanness and servility; crouch; truckle.

To steal; pilfer. See sneak-thief.

To hide; conceal in a furtive or cowardly manner.

In cricket, a ball bowled along the ground; a grub. noun

In whist, a singleton lead. noun

To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. transitive verb

To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen. intransitive verb

To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch. intransitive verb

A mean, sneaking fellow. noun

One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

A cheat; a con artist.

An informer; a tell-tale.

A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter

A sneaker; a tennis shoe.

A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.

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The word "sneak" in example sentences

All of this creates an image, a picture of a regime that would want, if not to actually acquire nuclear weapons tomorrow, to be within what we call a sneak-out or breakout capacity, where once that government makes the decision to make a bomb, it can make a bomb very, very quickly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At a news conference, Thompson said she was hiring a law firm to challenge the bankruptcy filing, which she called a "sneak attack" by council members. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Vanity Fair magazine on Wednesday offered what it called a "sneak peek" at its 72nd list of the year's style icons, with just the best-of women and men. ❋ Lesley Ciarula Taylor (2011)

"A quarterback sneak is as elementary as it gets, and to not be able to get a few inches on fourth down, that's inexcusable." ❋ Unknown (2009)

What you do is get a group of dogs that bark and corner the pig into a corner then you sneak from the back and shishkebab him in the neck with your knife, then run out of there as quick as possible. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here we go again – sneak it in through the back door like they did the health care debacle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

#1 POSTED BY Ross McG, Aug 18th, 2009 3: 50 am cracking list, cant really argue with the top choice, and good to see Patrick Bergin sneak in there as well. would maybe have to find room for a few others: ❋ Unknown (2009)

John Parker Wilson had converted a fourth-and-1 with a quarterback sneak from the Kentucky 46 to keep the drive alive. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Wells, who has been wearing a lineman's shoe to protect his injured foot, gained 13 more yards on three carries, and Pryor added another first down on a third-and-1 sneak from the 15 with under 2 minutes to play. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Eagles answered quickly, taking a 17-14 lead on McNabb's sneak from the 1. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Tharp's sneak from the 1 made it 14-7 after one quarter. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Tate scored on a 3-yard run on the Tigers 'first possession after Auburn converted a fourth-and-inches on Cox's quarterback sneak from the Alabama 30. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But the key play came on fourth-and-1 when backup QB Jeff Rutledge converted a quarterback sneak from the Giants '44-yard line. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Making this point does not imply that we all naturally tend to think “fat” people I hate that term sneak about eating high calorie foods in shame. ❋ Unknown (2004)

"Glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, is often called the sneak thief of sight because it can occur without warning signs or symptoms," Cantor said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The assault on Pearl Harbor is often described as a sneak attack, and it certainly was a surprise for military men and civilians who were there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And in sneak previews for next week’s episode, Claire’s mother (played by Jessalyn Gilsig) makes a phone call and spoke to a mysterious man ... ❋ Unknown (2007)

CNN chief national correspondent John King shows us one health provider in Cleveland that the president and many others are calling a sneak peek if they get their way at the health care of tomorrow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Master Bateson was one of those practical young gentlemen who believe in having a shilling's worth for a shilling; and when after a day or two he heard himself called a sneak from every corner of the house, it occurred to him, "What's the use of being called a sneak if ❋ Talbot Baines Reed (1872)

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