| VERB | motion | sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot | to go stealthily or furtively |
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| social | sneak | put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner | |
| possession | sneak, pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift | make off with belongings of others | |
| possession | sneak, slip | pass on stealthily | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | sneak, furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| NOUN | person | sneak | a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible |
| person | sneak, prowler, stalker | someone who prowls or sneaks about | |
| person | sneak, fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneaker, canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
| Sounds | sniy'k | |
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| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. | |
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| Example | "a sneak attack" | |
| Synonyms | furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious | |
| Broader | concealed | hidden on any grounds for any motive |
| Spanish | acechante, furtiva, furtivo, sigiloso, solapado, subrepticia, subrepticio | |
| Nouns | sneak | someone who prowls or sneaks about |
| sneak | a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible | |
| Meaning | A person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible. | |
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| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Adjectives | sneak | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| sneaky | marked by deception | |
| Meaning | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions. | |
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| Synonyms | prowler, stalker | |
| Broader | intruder, interloper, trespasser | someone who intrudes / intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| Spanish | merodeador, rondador | |
| Catalan | rondador, rondaire, saltamarges | |
| Adjectives | sneak, sneaky | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| Verbs | sneak | to go stealthily or furtively |
| Meaning | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. | |
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| Synonyms | fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneaker, canary | |
| Broader | informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber | One who reveals confidential information in return for money |
| Spanish | canario, delator, infiltrado, informante, malsín, soplón | |
| Catalan | delator, espieta, soplón | |
| Meaning | To go stealthily or furtively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children sneak to the playground | |
| Example | "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" | |
| Synonyms | mouse, creep, pussyfoot | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| See also | sneak away, sneak out | leave furtively and stealthily |
| Spanish | caminar de puntillas, escabullirse | |
| Catalan | anar de puntetes, escapolir-se, esquitllar-se | |
| Nouns | sneak | someone who prowls or sneaks about |
| Meaning | put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They sneak the parcel to their parents; They sneak them the parcel; They sneak the food to the people; They sneak the people the food | |
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| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | escabullirse | |
| Catalan | escapolir-se, esquitllar-se | |
| Meaning | Make off with belongings of others. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Model | They sneak the money | |
| Synonyms | pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift | |
| Broader | steal, rip off, rip | Take without the owner's consent |
| Spanish | afanar, atrapar, birlar, enganchar, guindar, hurtar, mangar, quitar, robar | |
| Catalan | furtar, pispar, robar | |
| Meaning | Pass on stealthily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | slip | |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| Spanish | delizar | |
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