Word Finder - snuck

definition

To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

example

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

synonyms

• skulk

definition

To take something stealthily without permission.

example

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

definition

(ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.

example

She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.

definition

To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

definition

(with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

example

If you sneak on me I'll bash you!

synonyms

• grass
• snitch
• tell tales

That was the second time this week someone had snuck up on him.

He wasn't exactly babysitting... she wasn't that young, but he snuck off someplace and she was taken.

A comfortable bed replaced the cot utilized in Peabody and absolute darkness proved more conducive to sleep than the leaked light that often snuck into our old quarters.

I snuck out to a place where I was told not to go—a very dangerous place.

They snuck up to our property—up in the mountains!

When I looked surprised she added, "I snuck in."

They snuck up to our property—up in the mountains!

Maybe you snuck up here and helped hustle along your sweetie on her trip to never-never land.

The anxiously awaited Friday return occurred not with a bang but the hiss of a deflated balloon as Howie snuck out early and remained invisible the entire weekend.

Bird Song remained nearly empty during the week and half full weekends when get-away folks from Grand Junction, and sometimes even Colorado Springs or Denver, left the kiddies with grandma and snuck over the mountains for a little R and R. An occasional ice climber continued to remind the group of the receding memories of the recent tragic past.

Another good Hartford story referred to the first time he had snuck backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.

We have an outside cat that snuck into the house over the holiday while we were away.

He spent less than a year there, then quit and moved overseas where he snuck into Burma to report on students who were fighting with the Burmese government.

In 2007, a 13-year-old Ali Lohan apparently snuck out of her house to meet her 16-year-old boyfriend.

Read the fine print carefully to make sure no hidden fees have snuck into your policy.

In 2005, Cassie wanted to run with an older crowd and one night, she snuck out to a party.

He stole clothes from a department store and snuck away from the police.

They snuck around and found my name and began to push me, claiming public interest, national security, and all that bull shit.

He jumped and turned toward her, equally amazed that she had snuck up on him.

I snuck out, so don't go blaming anyone else.

I snuck down at night and went through all the trunks until I found the bones.

I snuck out to a place where I was told not to go—a very dangerous place.

He left her sleeping and snuck downstairs to make breakfast.