sneak

Definition

  • verb: to move quietly and secretly in order to avoid being noticed
  • verb: to go stealthily or furtively
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: slink, crouch, sneaker

Examples

  • As a teenager she would 'sneak' out (of her house/apartment) at night to visit her boyfriend.

  • I'm going to 'sneak' a smoke. [=I'm going to smoke a cigarette while nobody is watching]

  • She took a 'sneak peek' [=a secret look] at the birthday presents hidden in the closet.

Movie quotes

  • (..) No one fights like Gaston Douses lights like Gaston In a wrestling match Nobody bites like Gaston When I hunt, I sneak up with my quiver And beasts of the field say a prayer Aah... First I carefully aim for the liver Then I shoot from behind (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast