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

  • (..) Let me pack a bag and make sure my health insurance is paid up. How are we gonna get past them? I think they're looking for threats trying to come in... not people trying to sneak out... so, I think we're cool as long as we stay quiet. Sorry! We're... We're guarding, too. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters