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

  • (..) - What? Loading and unloading airplanes. Wow. Do you get free tickets then? Are you going to take me on a trip? What? Maybe you can just sneak me into the Duty Free. To me the transit area is even more fun than going abroad. It's like you've started a journey but everything has yet to happen. (..)
    2015 Virgin Mountain