"sneak" meaning in English

See sneak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /sniːk/ Audio: en-au-sneak.ogg [Australia] Forms: sneaked [past], sneaked [past, participle], sneak [canonical], sneaks [third-person, singular], snuck [past], snuck [past, participle], sneaking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|sneak|sneaks|snuck|snuck|sneaking}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sneak, you walk into a place quietly, usually to avoid being noticed by other people of that place.
    Sense id: simple-sneak-en-verb-O39taPl-
     
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