sneaked

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) 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, steal, slink

2. (transitive) To take (something) in a surreptitious manner, so as to avoid being noticed.
   • Near-synonyms: pilfer, filch

   Synonyms:

   pilfer, filch

3. (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
   • She asked me to sneak her a phone next month.
4. (dated, transitive) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
   • [Slander] sneaks its head.1701, William Wake, A rationale upon some texts of Scripture
5. (informal, intransitive, with-on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
   • If you sneak on me I'll bash you!

   Synonyms:

   grass, snitch, tell tales

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