"sneak around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sneaks around [present, singular, third-person], sneaking around [participle, present], sneaked around [participle, past], sneaked around [past], snuck around [Canada, US, participle, past], snuck around [Canada, US, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sneak<,,:snuck􂀿Canada, US􂁀> around}} sneak around (third-person singular simple present sneaks around, present participle sneaking around, simple past and past participle sneaked around or (Canada, US) snuck around)
  1. (transitive) To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sneak_around-en-verb-fNtJNGz1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (intransitive) To secretly date or have sex with somebody. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-sneak_around-en-verb-9IwD4wp4
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          "text": "This program will sneak around state laws.",
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        "(transitive) To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities."
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        "To secretly date or have sex with somebody."
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        "(intransitive) To secretly date or have sex with somebody."
      ],
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        "To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities."
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        "(transitive) To get around censorship, bureaucratic barriers or authorities."
      ],
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        "To secretly date or have sex with somebody."
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        "(intransitive) To secretly date or have sex with somebody."
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