"sneak out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sneaks out [present, singular, third-person], sneaking out [participle, present], sneaked out [participle, past], sneaked out [past], snuck out [participle, past], snuck out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=snuck out}} sneak out (third-person singular simple present sneaks out, present participle sneaking out, simple past and past participle sneaked out or snuck out)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To leave quietly or unnoticed. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: take French leave Translations (Translations): escabullirse (Spanish), descabullirse (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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