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sneak past

sneak past verb: to get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.

Verb

sneak past (third-person singular simple present sneaks past, present participle sneaking past, simple past and past participle sneaked past or (Canada, US) snuck past)

  1. (transitive) To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
    • It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.

Forms of sneak past

third-person singular presentsneaks past
present participlesneaking past
past participlesneaked past
pastsneaked past
past participle Canada USsnuck past
past Canada USsnuck past

Questions about sneak past

What does sneak past mean?
Sneak past means to get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle.
What part of speech is sneak past?
Sneak past is a verb.
What is the past tense of sneak past?
The past tense of sneak past is sneaked past.

Words near sneak past in the dictionary

  1. sneak currents
  2. sneak in
  3. sneak out
  4. sneak paddle
  5. sneak paddles
  6. sneak past
  7. sneak peak
  8. sneak peek
  9. sneak peeks
  10. sneak preview
  11. sneak previews

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