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 clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot. How about I give you one? Blind spot, yes. Deaf spot, not so much. Hey, so, how would one sneak up on a Night Fury? No one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale. Get in there! - I know, I know, but hypothetically... - Hiccup! (..)
    2010 How to Train Your Dragon