SNEAK

5 letters 9 Scrabble points /sniːk/

Definition of SNEAK

noun
  1. One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

    "My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary."

  2. A cheat; a con artist.

    "I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate."

    Synonyms: con artist trickster
  3. An informer; a tell-tale.

Related words: con artist trickster
verb
  1. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

    "He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone."

    Synonyms: skulk
  2. To take something stealthily without permission.

    "I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me."

  3. (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.

    "She asked me to sneak her a phone next month."

Related words: grass snitch tell tales skulk
adjective
  1. In advance; before release to the general public.

    "The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices."

  2. In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

    "I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S N E A K
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

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