"snuck" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /snʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snuck.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-snuck.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove. Etymology templates: {{m|en|struck}} struck, {{m|en|strike}} strike Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} snuck
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) simple past and past participle of sneak Tags: Canada, US, form-of, participle, past Form of: sneak Synonyms: sneaked

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