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

  • (..) Uh the severance package I think it expires all at once, not within the calendar year... Is she home? Maybe just leave it tonight. No she knows better. She can't sneak around like this. -Marion... Christine. You can't leave your room like this. I didn't. -None of these things were put away right. (..)
    2017 Lady Bird