Overview of noun sneak

The noun sneak has 3 senses

• sneak -- (a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible)


• prowler, sneak, stalker -- (someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)


• fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary -- (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)

Overview of verb sneak

The verb sneak has 4 senses

• sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot -- (to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house")


• sneak -- (put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette")


• pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)


• slip, sneak -- (pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking")

Overview of adj sneak

The adj sneak has 1 sense

• furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch")