HyperDic: sneak_up

English > 1 sense of the expression sneak up:
VERBmotionsneak up, creep upadvance stealthily or unnoticed
English > sneak up: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
MeaningAdvance stealthily or unnoticed.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonymcreep up
Broaderadvance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onMove forward, also in the metaphorical sense

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