Definition of sneak in English:

sneak

verbsneaked, snuck sniːksnik

1no object, with adverbial of direction Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.
I sneaked out by the back exit
Example sentencesExamples
- I couldn't think of why anyone would be sneaking around; I was already pretty much helpless as far as they were concerned.
- But if you are a chameleon, you can sneak in and move ahead with the furtiveness required in one-day cricket.
- Somehow, they managed to sneak in without anyone noticing them.
- If he could sneak past anyone lingering in the hallway, he'd be in the clear to read any file he liked.
- A few stragglers return from lunch, and the April afternoon clouds are too threatening to tempt anyone to sneak out for an early tee time.
- She doesn't have to sneak out, beat anyone up, or anything like that.
- But it's also just as much about sneaking, stealth, hiding, and disguising.
- She sneaks upstairs and moves through the hall way to her room.
- They stealthily sneak back onto the path, not talking as they walk to the town.
- All the missions you're sent on involve sneaking around, stealing, kidnapping and killing without being detected.
- Similarly, fortifying border patrols to thwart anyone from sneaking in won't do much.
- At least they managed to sneak in actual ballet moves and some of Tchaikovsky's music, so it isn't a total loss.
- As her group moved forward, she snuck behind a building and waited for the footsteps of her group to fade away.
- Anyone trying to sneak out a few minutes early will be hard pressed to leave before the ‘real’ ending.
- In the run-up to the finals, police at airports, rail stations and ports will be on the look-out for anyone trying to sneak to Portugal.
- She grinned as she began sneaking stealthily up on a boy her age sitting on the picnic table under the large oak tree the school was built around.
- He flattened underneath window and used his stealth power to sneak around to the back.
- They snuck stealthily down the street until they came to a store.
- One extreme is to take your time to plan, be stealthy and sneak around in the dark to avoid all confrontation.
- They also had searchlights encase anyone tried to sneak out during the night.
Synonyms
creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Convey (someone or something) in a furtive or stealthy way.
  someone sneaked a camera inside
  Example sentencesExamples
  I snuck him some of my food, and he thanked me, but he only ate it to please me I think.
  My parents had to hide me for 3 years before they snuck me out of the country.
  The nurse sneaked me biscuits which are still in my bag.
  Anna sneaks us onto the tube with her pass, something I would never do when sober.
  I agreed and we snuck him down the hallway and into his room.
  I'm not entirely sure how we ended up back in my room, how I snuck him there, but we did, and no one else was in there.
  So, you know, to sneak someone onto a cruise ship, that would be almost an impossibility.
  I hoped that lofty ambition alone might sneak me through to the finals.
  However, the little fool went and evaded us all and snuck you away to his old home.
  I would just pay someone to sneak me across the Mexican border.
  I sneaked her across to the west wing of the mansion, and up the flight of stairs.
  I'm glad I snuck him some steak juice off the plate tonight.
  But the good bit was, my uncle and aunty were there, and they snuck us into the VIP area.
  I later learned that if he had kept quiet about having the puppy, my dad could have snuck her onto the plane with him.
  If you're riding a hold-up horse or a doubtful stayer you have to sneak him round, taking the shortest route around the inside and keeping him as relaxed and switched-off as possible.
  He got the backing of a church and they sneaked him out of the country, disguised as a priest.
  She had forced me on a veggie diet, but every night, Robert snuck me some real food.
  Mom would sneak me into all sorts of contests for kids like me.
  If this significant other is not from said hostel then sneaking her in is quite a problem.
  My parents use to sneak me into jazz clubs when I was underage
  Synonyms
  bring/take surreptitiously, bring/take secretly, bring/take illicitly, smuggle, spirit, slip
2. 1.2with object Do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way.
  she sneaked a glance at her watch
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her voice died out and she snuck a glance back toward the wanderer, his eyes were still on the road ahead showing no expressions.
  I glanced at the nervous looking boy who kept on sneaking glanced towards Marah.
  Then it continued to be somewhat smoke free as she snuck cigarettes outside or in the garage.
  Maybe I could sneak them the key, but how would I obtain it?
  He stands there nodding to every word Mrs. Miller says while sneaking glances around the office, searching for someone to take his place.
  This is a conservative measure because it assumes the nesting male does not obtain any fitness from sneaked spawns.
  All he could see was this fake white beard and tell from certain furtive movements that Grampa was trying to sneak a peek at him without being noticed.
  That means they won't be able to sneak wins with a single goal.
  If we got the penalty or a goal somewhere we might have sneaked a draw, and if we had got our backsides out of it we would have learned so much again and it would have been great but it wasn't to be.
  My legs have become fidgety and my glance goes against my own will as it sneaks its way in his direction.
  From this new position, he sneaks covert glances across the aisle at her soft profile.
  She noticed me looking from the other side of the bar, smiled shyly and blushed, before sneaking another glance my way as she turned her back.
  She continued to read silently, her eyes glancing upwards to sneak a peek at Zach.
  As we ate, I sneaked one or two discreet glances at him.
  Raymond glanced up from his plate, sneaking a peek at Amy before moving his eyes towards Lana.
  Another intense rally opens the third game of the set and the American just sneaks the point.
  I sneaked a look at her and saw the utter disappointment in her face.
  He resumed his eye-search of the room, and snuck a glance back at the short blonde girl he'd noticed earlier.
  He put an arm around Ashley and led her away, sneaking a glance back at the pillar to make sure that Britney got away without being seen.
  As I passed the house a third and final time, I managed to sneak a peek through the gap in the trees.
  Synonyms
  snatch, take a furtive/stealthy/surreptitious …, get furtively/stealthily/surreptitiously, steal
3. 1.3sneak up on Creep up on (someone) without being detected.
  he sneaks up on us slyly
  Example sentencesExamples
  The panic sneaks up on me like an evil clown, just jumps out of the bushes and yells BOO!
  When it came to the scariest part, her brother snuck up on us.
  There are moments that the infantry can be sneaked up on and dispatched without even twitching.
  All of those things made me smile, but the most wonderful thing that's happened to me recently snuck up on me without any warning.
  It snuck up on us all at the last minute, which was the perfect way to discover it.
  As so often, life snuck up on me and reminded me that I had a very busy week as it was.
  Of course she didn't expect to be snuck up on by the one guy she thought she would never see again.
  We carefully snuck up on the enemies, creeping through the backyards of each house.
  A slightly bigger sister snuck up on him and shoved him with a punch towards his intended victim.
  The wine snuck up on me - I was sober, then all of a sudden, I was tipsy.
  It was not like if I snuck up on him I could capture him and suddenly he would want to be my dad again.
  I guess I sort of knew that, but also it sort of snuck up on me.
  I mean, I remembered, but the planning had started so long ago that the fact that our trip date was finally here kind of snuck up on me.
  He smiled slightly, fairly incredulous that he had been able to sneak up on most of the archers completely unnoticed.
  It's one of those things that kind of sneaks up on you.
  He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on.
  What was with all these creeps sneaking up on me?
  The color deadline, the first major one of our production, snuck up on us and my managing editor, chief designer, and yours truly had no choice but to take over and get it done.
  She wondered if it was better to know, or better to be snuck up on.
  I also liked that you had to be in step with someone you were sneaking up on if you wanted to pull off a brutal move.
2British informal no object (especially in children's use) inform an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; tell tales.
she sneaked on us
Example sentencesExamples
- What seems to have happened then is that someone sneaked to the authorities.
Synonyms
inform (on/against), act as an informer, tell tales (on), report, give someone away, be disloyal (to), sell someone out, stab someone in the back
informal squeal (on), rat (on), blow the whistle (on), peach (on), snitch (on), put the finger on, sell someone down the river, stitch someone up
British informal grass (on), split (on), shop
Scottish informal clype (on)
North American informal rat someone out, finger, fink on, drop a/the dime on
Australian informal pimp on, pool, put someone's pot on

noun sniːksnik

informal

1British (especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale.
Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody
Example sentencesExamples
- The sneak from behind the bicycle shed is preparing his most squalid betrayal of Britain yet.
- Biographers were ever the under-belly of the literary world, patronised because they weren't epic poets or triple-decker novelists, and demonised as gossips and sneaks.
- Now he was a great big, ugly, bucktoothed guy, a real creepola, with sneaky eyes and, you guessed it, a well-earned reputation for being a sneak.
Synonyms
informer, betrayer, stool pigeon
informal snitch, finger, squealer, rat, whistle-blower, nose
British informal grass, supergrass, nark, snout
Scottish informal clype
Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal tout
North American informal fink, stoolie
Australian informal fizgig, pimp, shelf
archaic intelligencer, beagle
1. 1.1 A furtive and contemptible person.
  he was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation
  Example sentencesExamples
  I won't hide a murderer and I won't tolerate a liar and a sneak on my ship.
  He was seducing her, the sneak, and she couldn't seem to summon the willpower to do anything about it.
  He, conversely, was portrayed as a sneak for his cowardly yet disrespectful and defiant attitude towards the United States.
  So, it's the nurses fault that he is such a successful sneak?
  Only then did I start to really get mad at him for being such a sneak, such a liar.
  There is one reform that actually stops these sneaks.
  Apparently, the word of mouth from the sneaks was just awful.
  He'd set traps all around the place specifically to catch a sneak.
  This procedure tells the students that the teacher is more than likely to be a cheat and a sneak, who will cook the books if given a chance.
  It isn't that I'm a sneak, it's just that I don't want Laura getting too cross and I can see signs of trouble appearing.
  Junkies are three things: liars, hypocrites and sneaks.
  In fact I've had a hunch that I'm actually being a sneak somehow and I don't like it.
  It meant that heels of Owen's type, the cowardly sneak, were wearing thin.
  It sounds like something only a sneak would do, but I can't not do it.
2usually sneaksNorth American
short for sneaker
Example sentencesExamples
- All those flouncy skirts, matching tops, jazzy sneaks, and bouncy hairdos are enough to lure even the laziest girl off the couch.
- She traded the sneaks with the red flashing lights in the heels for a pair of jeans, clear fingernail polish, and sandals.
- Grab your sneaks and head outside, or use the school gym if it's allowed.
- Truth is, these sneaks can take you from the gym to a night out on the town, as long as you know how to wear them.
- Add a sweater, a tank or a tee, and sneaks, and you'll have many different looks with just one great skirt!
- I put on a sleeveless white top, black cargos, and white sneaks.
- Some like high-cut sneaks while others prefer low-cut ones.
- But you'll find yourself admired, too, if you wear one while in your sweats and sneaks while out running errands.
- Of note is the use of red and blue cammo on the scuff pads and in the lining of the sneaks.
- Duncan just doesn't have the kind of game that sells shoes except to that hopeless niche of kids who think new sneaks will help them issue crisp bounce passes and box out for offensive rebounds.
- I kick off my flip-flops and slide into shorts and sneaks.

adjectivesniːksnik

attributive Acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning.
a sneak thief
a sneak preview
Example sentencesExamples
- Many who saw the new models at a sneak preview will have been surprised by the changing interface between driver and machine.
- I'm not ready to go to market yet but if any of the readers who've been urging me to start off down this route would like a sneak preview, this is what the individual pages are liable to look like.
- We will explore that idea and give you a sneak preview on Monday.
- The evening offers Shakespeare aficionados a sneak preview of the summer program, which is slated to include The Comedy of Errors as well.
- Am I allowed a sneak preview of the next one, I ask?
- The media at the curtain-raiser press meet on Thursday had a sneak preview of three designs - armlet, hair ornament and a necklace.
- Albert the pigeon is also fitted with a handy recording device. He managed to sneak through the open window of their rehearsal studio to record this sneak preview of one of their tracks.
- More than 140 have asked for a sneak preview on 18 April.
- As a sneak preview, I offer a song that has been up on my site for quite a while (and will remain on the site for the foreseeable future).
- Is winter finally over, or is this just a sneak preview?
- Friday's first snapshots amounted to a sneak preview.
- Since then I've received a newsletter every few months, and the occasional free ticket to see a sneak preview of an upcoming film.
- Come for a sneak preview on our initial findings!
- But while getting a sneak preview of new songs is pretty neat, there's enough familiar material to keep the sold-out crowd happy.
- To all of you who have been patiently waiting, we are opening our doors for a sneak preview of our fantastic new space from December 20th through
- Guests in attendance will get a sneak preview of original material from Pete's up and coming debut album, and Chris will entertain with melodic and dulcet tones.
- I've been listening to some fantastic new music from my favourite songwriter, a sneak preview of his new album, and so that has brightened my mood considerably.
- Police in North Yorkshire today issued a warning to residents to be on guard for sneak thieves during the hot weather.
- A sneak preview of the athlete's revealing interview is coming up.
- But existing members will get a sneak preview tonight.
Synonyms
furtive, secret, stealthy, sly, surreptitious, clandestine, covert
private, quick, surprise

Usage

The traditional standard past form of sneak is sneaked (she sneaked round the corner). An alternative past form, snuck (she snuck past me), arose in the US in the 19th century. Until very recently snuck was confined to US dialect use and was regarded as non-standard. However, in the last few decades its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to sneaked in all but the most formal contexts. In the Oxford English Corpus there are now more US citations for snuck than there are for sneaked, and there is evidence of snuck gaining ground in British English also

Origin

Late 16th century: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike 'to creep'.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of sneak in US English:

sneak

verbsniksnēk

[no object]

1Move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner.
I sneaked out by the back exit
Example sentencesExamples
- They stealthily sneak back onto the path, not talking as they walk to the town.
- One extreme is to take your time to plan, be stealthy and sneak around in the dark to avoid all confrontation.
- In the run-up to the finals, police at airports, rail stations and ports will be on the look-out for anyone trying to sneak to Portugal.
- But if you are a chameleon, you can sneak in and move ahead with the furtiveness required in one-day cricket.
- They snuck stealthily down the street until they came to a store.
- He flattened underneath window and used his stealth power to sneak around to the back.
- But it's also just as much about sneaking, stealth, hiding, and disguising.
- She grinned as she began sneaking stealthily up on a boy her age sitting on the picnic table under the large oak tree the school was built around.
- Somehow, they managed to sneak in without anyone noticing them.
- She doesn't have to sneak out, beat anyone up, or anything like that.
- They also had searchlights encase anyone tried to sneak out during the night.
- A few stragglers return from lunch, and the April afternoon clouds are too threatening to tempt anyone to sneak out for an early tee time.
- Anyone trying to sneak out a few minutes early will be hard pressed to leave before the ‘real’ ending.
- I couldn't think of why anyone would be sneaking around; I was already pretty much helpless as far as they were concerned.
- All the missions you're sent on involve sneaking around, stealing, kidnapping and killing without being detected.
- She sneaks upstairs and moves through the hall way to her room.
- As her group moved forward, she snuck behind a building and waited for the footsteps of her group to fade away.
- Similarly, fortifying border patrols to thwart anyone from sneaking in won't do much.
- If he could sneak past anyone lingering in the hallway, he'd be in the clear to read any file he liked.
- At least they managed to sneak in actual ballet moves and some of Tchaikovsky's music, so it isn't a total loss.
Synonyms
creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl
1. 1.1with object Convey (someone or something) in a furtive or stealthy way.
  someone sneaked a camera inside
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm glad I snuck him some steak juice off the plate tonight.
  My parents use to sneak me into jazz clubs when I was underage
  I'm not entirely sure how we ended up back in my room, how I snuck him there, but we did, and no one else was in there.
  So, you know, to sneak someone onto a cruise ship, that would be almost an impossibility.
  She had forced me on a veggie diet, but every night, Robert snuck me some real food.
  I hoped that lofty ambition alone might sneak me through to the finals.
  I sneaked her across to the west wing of the mansion, and up the flight of stairs.
  I snuck him some of my food, and he thanked me, but he only ate it to please me I think.
  Mom would sneak me into all sorts of contests for kids like me.
  The nurse sneaked me biscuits which are still in my bag.
  I agreed and we snuck him down the hallway and into his room.
  I later learned that if he had kept quiet about having the puppy, my dad could have snuck her onto the plane with him.
  My parents had to hide me for 3 years before they snuck me out of the country.
  He got the backing of a church and they sneaked him out of the country, disguised as a priest.
  If you're riding a hold-up horse or a doubtful stayer you have to sneak him round, taking the shortest route around the inside and keeping him as relaxed and switched-off as possible.
  However, the little fool went and evaded us all and snuck you away to his old home.
  But the good bit was, my uncle and aunty were there, and they snuck us into the VIP area.
  If this significant other is not from said hostel then sneaking her in is quite a problem.
  Anna sneaks us onto the tube with her pass, something I would never do when sober.
  I would just pay someone to sneak me across the Mexican border.
  Synonyms
  bring surreptitiously, take surreptitiously, bring secretly, take secretly, bring illicitly, take illicitly, smuggle, spirit, slip
2. 1.2with object Do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way.
  she sneaked a glance at her watch
  Example sentencesExamples
  As I passed the house a third and final time, I managed to sneak a peek through the gap in the trees.
  Another intense rally opens the third game of the set and the American just sneaks the point.
  If we got the penalty or a goal somewhere we might have sneaked a draw, and if we had got our backsides out of it we would have learned so much again and it would have been great but it wasn't to be.
  He put an arm around Ashley and led her away, sneaking a glance back at the pillar to make sure that Britney got away without being seen.
  I sneaked a look at her and saw the utter disappointment in her face.
  He resumed his eye-search of the room, and snuck a glance back at the short blonde girl he'd noticed earlier.
  From this new position, he sneaks covert glances across the aisle at her soft profile.
  She noticed me looking from the other side of the bar, smiled shyly and blushed, before sneaking another glance my way as she turned her back.
  All he could see was this fake white beard and tell from certain furtive movements that Grampa was trying to sneak a peek at him without being noticed.
  Then it continued to be somewhat smoke free as she snuck cigarettes outside or in the garage.
  My legs have become fidgety and my glance goes against my own will as it sneaks its way in his direction.
  As we ate, I sneaked one or two discreet glances at him.
  This is a conservative measure because it assumes the nesting male does not obtain any fitness from sneaked spawns.
  She continued to read silently, her eyes glancing upwards to sneak a peek at Zach.
  I glanced at the nervous looking boy who kept on sneaking glanced towards Marah.
  Her voice died out and she snuck a glance back toward the wanderer, his eyes were still on the road ahead showing no expressions.
  That means they won't be able to sneak wins with a single goal.
  Maybe I could sneak them the key, but how would I obtain it?
  Raymond glanced up from his plate, sneaking a peek at Amy before moving his eyes towards Lana.
  He stands there nodding to every word Mrs. Miller says while sneaking glances around the office, searching for someone to take his place.
  Synonyms
  snatch, take a furtive …, take a stealthy …, take a surreptitious …, get furtively, get stealthily, get surreptitiously, steal
3. 1.3sneak up on Creep up on (someone) without being detected.
  he sneaks up on us slyly
  Example sentencesExamples
  The panic sneaks up on me like an evil clown, just jumps out of the bushes and yells BOO!
  All of those things made me smile, but the most wonderful thing that's happened to me recently snuck up on me without any warning.
  It snuck up on us all at the last minute, which was the perfect way to discover it.
  We carefully snuck up on the enemies, creeping through the backyards of each house.
  It was not like if I snuck up on him I could capture him and suddenly he would want to be my dad again.
  I guess I sort of knew that, but also it sort of snuck up on me.
  He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on.
  As so often, life snuck up on me and reminded me that I had a very busy week as it was.
  A slightly bigger sister snuck up on him and shoved him with a punch towards his intended victim.
  What was with all these creeps sneaking up on me?
  There are moments that the infantry can be sneaked up on and dispatched without even twitching.
  The wine snuck up on me - I was sober, then all of a sudden, I was tipsy.
  It's one of those things that kind of sneaks up on you.
  I mean, I remembered, but the planning had started so long ago that the fact that our trip date was finally here kind of snuck up on me.
  When it came to the scariest part, her brother snuck up on us.
  He smiled slightly, fairly incredulous that he had been able to sneak up on most of the archers completely unnoticed.
  The color deadline, the first major one of our production, snuck up on us and my managing editor, chief designer, and yours truly had no choice but to take over and get it done.
  Of course she didn't expect to be snuck up on by the one guy she thought she would never see again.
  I also liked that you had to be in step with someone you were sneaking up on if you wanted to pull off a brutal move.
  She wondered if it was better to know, or better to be snuck up on.

nounsniksnēk

informal

1A furtive and contemptible person.
he was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation
Example sentencesExamples
- I won't hide a murderer and I won't tolerate a liar and a sneak on my ship.
- Junkies are three things: liars, hypocrites and sneaks.
- He was seducing her, the sneak, and she couldn't seem to summon the willpower to do anything about it.
- Only then did I start to really get mad at him for being such a sneak, such a liar.
- He, conversely, was portrayed as a sneak for his cowardly yet disrespectful and defiant attitude towards the United States.
- It isn't that I'm a sneak, it's just that I don't want Laura getting too cross and I can see signs of trouble appearing.
- He'd set traps all around the place specifically to catch a sneak.
- In fact I've had a hunch that I'm actually being a sneak somehow and I don't like it.
- This procedure tells the students that the teacher is more than likely to be a cheat and a sneak, who will cook the books if given a chance.
- It sounds like something only a sneak would do, but I can't not do it.
- It meant that heels of Owen's type, the cowardly sneak, were wearing thin.
- So, it's the nurses fault that he is such a successful sneak?
- Apparently, the word of mouth from the sneaks was just awful.
- There is one reform that actually stops these sneaks.
2usually sneaksNorth American
short for sneaker
Example sentencesExamples
- I kick off my flip-flops and slide into shorts and sneaks.
- Grab your sneaks and head outside, or use the school gym if it's allowed.
- Of note is the use of red and blue cammo on the scuff pads and in the lining of the sneaks.
- I put on a sleeveless white top, black cargos, and white sneaks.
- Some like high-cut sneaks while others prefer low-cut ones.
- Duncan just doesn't have the kind of game that sells shoes except to that hopeless niche of kids who think new sneaks will help them issue crisp bounce passes and box out for offensive rebounds.
- But you'll find yourself admired, too, if you wear one while in your sweats and sneaks while out running errands.
- She traded the sneaks with the red flashing lights in the heels for a pair of jeans, clear fingernail polish, and sandals.
- Truth is, these sneaks can take you from the gym to a night out on the town, as long as you know how to wear them.
- Add a sweater, a tank or a tee, and sneaks, and you'll have many different looks with just one great skirt!
- All those flouncy skirts, matching tops, jazzy sneaks, and bouncy hairdos are enough to lure even the laziest girl off the couch.

adjectivesniksnēk

attributive Acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning.
a sneak thief
a sneak preview
Example sentencesExamples
- I've been listening to some fantastic new music from my favourite songwriter, a sneak preview of his new album, and so that has brightened my mood considerably.
- Friday's first snapshots amounted to a sneak preview.
- To all of you who have been patiently waiting, we are opening our doors for a sneak preview of our fantastic new space from December 20th through
- Police in North Yorkshire today issued a warning to residents to be on guard for sneak thieves during the hot weather.
- A sneak preview of the athlete's revealing interview is coming up.
- More than 140 have asked for a sneak preview on 18 April.
- Guests in attendance will get a sneak preview of original material from Pete's up and coming debut album, and Chris will entertain with melodic and dulcet tones.
- As a sneak preview, I offer a song that has been up on my site for quite a while (and will remain on the site for the foreseeable future).
- Am I allowed a sneak preview of the next one, I ask?
- Since then I've received a newsletter every few months, and the occasional free ticket to see a sneak preview of an upcoming film.
- The evening offers Shakespeare aficionados a sneak preview of the summer program, which is slated to include The Comedy of Errors as well.
- Is winter finally over, or is this just a sneak preview?
- But existing members will get a sneak preview tonight.
- We will explore that idea and give you a sneak preview on Monday.
- But while getting a sneak preview of new songs is pretty neat, there's enough familiar material to keep the sold-out crowd happy.
- I'm not ready to go to market yet but if any of the readers who've been urging me to start off down this route would like a sneak preview, this is what the individual pages are liable to look like.
- Come for a sneak preview on our initial findings!
- Albert the pigeon is also fitted with a handy recording device. He managed to sneak through the open window of their rehearsal studio to record this sneak preview of one of their tracks.
- The media at the curtain-raiser press meet on Thursday had a sneak preview of three designs - armlet, hair ornament and a necklace.
- Many who saw the new models at a sneak preview will have been surprised by the changing interface between driver and machine.
Synonyms
furtive, secret, stealthy, sly, surreptitious, clandestine, covert

Usage

The traditional standard past form of sneak is sneaked (she sneaked around the corner). An alternative past form, snuck (she snuck past me), arose in the US in the 19th century. Until very recently, snuck was confined to US dialect use and was regarded as nonstandard. However, in the last few decades, its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to sneaked in all but the most formal contexts. In the Oxford English Corpus, there are now more US citations for snuck than there are for sneaked, and there is evidence of snuck gaining ground in British English as well

Origin

Late 16th century: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike ‘to creep’.

单词	sneak
释义	Definition of sneak in English: sneak verbsneaked, snuck sniːksnik 1no object, with adverbial of direction Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way. I sneaked out by the back exit Example sentencesExamples I couldn't think of why anyone would be sneaking around; I was already pretty much helpless as far as they were concerned. But if you are a chameleon, you can sneak in and move ahead with the furtiveness required in one-day cricket. Somehow, they managed to sneak in without anyone noticing them. If he could sneak past anyone lingering in the hallway, he'd be in the clear to read any file he liked. A few stragglers return from lunch, and the April afternoon clouds are too threatening to tempt anyone to sneak out for an early tee time. She doesn't have to sneak out, beat anyone up, or anything like that. But it's also just as much about sneaking, stealth, hiding, and disguising. She sneaks upstairs and moves through the hall way to her room. They stealthily sneak back onto the path, not talking as they walk to the town. All the missions you're sent on involve sneaking around, stealing, kidnapping and killing without being detected. Similarly, fortifying border patrols to thwart anyone from sneaking in won't do much. At least they managed to sneak in actual ballet moves and some of Tchaikovsky's music, so it isn't a total loss. As her group moved forward, she snuck behind a building and waited for the footsteps of her group to fade away. Anyone trying to sneak out a few minutes early will be hard pressed to leave before the ‘real’ ending. In the run-up to the finals, police at airports, rail stations and ports will be on the look-out for anyone trying to sneak to Portugal. She grinned as she began sneaking stealthily up on a boy her age sitting on the picnic table under the large oak tree the school was built around. He flattened underneath window and used his stealth power to sneak around to the back. They snuck stealthily down the street until they came to a store. One extreme is to take your time to plan, be stealthy and sneak around in the dark to avoid all confrontation. They also had searchlights encase anyone tried to sneak out during the night. Synonyms creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Convey (someone or something) in a furtive or stealthy way. someone sneaked a camera inside Example sentencesExamples I snuck him some of my food, and he thanked me, but he only ate it to please me I think. My parents had to hide me for 3 years before they snuck me out of the country. The nurse sneaked me biscuits which are still in my bag. Anna sneaks us onto the tube with her pass, something I would never do when sober. I agreed and we snuck him down the hallway and into his room. I'm not entirely sure how we ended up back in my room, how I snuck him there, but we did, and no one else was in there. So, you know, to sneak someone onto a cruise ship, that would be almost an impossibility. I hoped that lofty ambition alone might sneak me through to the finals. However, the little fool went and evaded us all and snuck you away to his old home. I would just pay someone to sneak me across the Mexican border. I sneaked her across to the west wing of the mansion, and up the flight of stairs. I'm glad I snuck him some steak juice off the plate tonight. But the good bit was, my uncle and aunty were there, and they snuck us into the VIP area. I later learned that if he had kept quiet about having the puppy, my dad could have snuck her onto the plane with him. If you're riding a hold-up horse or a doubtful stayer you have to sneak him round, taking the shortest route around the inside and keeping him as relaxed and switched-off as possible. He got the backing of a church and they sneaked him out of the country, disguised as a priest. She had forced me on a veggie diet, but every night, Robert snuck me some real food. Mom would sneak me into all sorts of contests for kids like me. If this significant other is not from said hostel then sneaking her in is quite a problem. My parents use to sneak me into jazz clubs when I was underage Synonyms bring/take surreptitiously, bring/take secretly, bring/take illicitly, smuggle, spirit, slip 1.2with object Do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way. she sneaked a glance at her watch Example sentencesExamples Her voice died out and she snuck a glance back toward the wanderer, his eyes were still on the road ahead showing no expressions. I glanced at the nervous looking boy who kept on sneaking glanced towards Marah. Then it continued to be somewhat smoke free as she snuck cigarettes outside or in the garage. Maybe I could sneak them the key, but how would I obtain it? He stands there nodding to every word Mrs. Miller says while sneaking glances around the office, searching for someone to take his place. This is a conservative measure because it assumes the nesting male does not obtain any fitness from sneaked spawns. All he could see was this fake white beard and tell from certain furtive movements that Grampa was trying to sneak a peek at him without being noticed. That means they won't be able to sneak wins with a single goal. If we got the penalty or a goal somewhere we might have sneaked a draw, and if we had got our backsides out of it we would have learned so much again and it would have been great but it wasn't to be. My legs have become fidgety and my glance goes against my own will as it sneaks its way in his direction. From this new position, he sneaks covert glances across the aisle at her soft profile. She noticed me looking from the other side of the bar, smiled shyly and blushed, before sneaking another glance my way as she turned her back. She continued to read silently, her eyes glancing upwards to sneak a peek at Zach. As we ate, I sneaked one or two discreet glances at him. Raymond glanced up from his plate, sneaking a peek at Amy before moving his eyes towards Lana. Another intense rally opens the third game of the set and the American just sneaks the point. I sneaked a look at her and saw the utter disappointment in her face. He resumed his eye-search of the room, and snuck a glance back at the short blonde girl he'd noticed earlier. He put an arm around Ashley and led her away, sneaking a glance back at the pillar to make sure that Britney got away without being seen. As I passed the house a third and final time, I managed to sneak a peek through the gap in the trees. Synonyms snatch, take a furtive/stealthy/surreptitious …, get furtively/stealthily/surreptitiously, steal 1.3sneak up on Creep up on (someone) without being detected. he sneaks up on us slyly Example sentencesExamples The panic sneaks up on me like an evil clown, just jumps out of the bushes and yells BOO! When it came to the scariest part, her brother snuck up on us. There are moments that the infantry can be sneaked up on and dispatched without even twitching. All of those things made me smile, but the most wonderful thing that's happened to me recently snuck up on me without any warning. It snuck up on us all at the last minute, which was the perfect way to discover it. As so often, life snuck up on me and reminded me that I had a very busy week as it was. Of course she didn't expect to be snuck up on by the one guy she thought she would never see again. We carefully snuck up on the enemies, creeping through the backyards of each house. A slightly bigger sister snuck up on him and shoved him with a punch towards his intended victim. The wine snuck up on me - I was sober, then all of a sudden, I was tipsy. It was not like if I snuck up on him I could capture him and suddenly he would want to be my dad again. I guess I sort of knew that, but also it sort of snuck up on me. I mean, I remembered, but the planning had started so long ago that the fact that our trip date was finally here kind of snuck up on me. He smiled slightly, fairly incredulous that he had been able to sneak up on most of the archers completely unnoticed. It's one of those things that kind of sneaks up on you. He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on. What was with all these creeps sneaking up on me? The color deadline, the first major one of our production, snuck up on us and my managing editor, chief designer, and yours truly had no choice but to take over and get it done. She wondered if it was better to know, or better to be snuck up on. I also liked that you had to be in step with someone you were sneaking up on if you wanted to pull off a brutal move. 2British informal no object (especially in children's use) inform an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; tell tales. she sneaked on us Example sentencesExamples What seems to have happened then is that someone sneaked to the authorities. Synonyms inform (on/against), act as an informer, tell tales (on), report, give someone away, be disloyal (to), sell someone out, stab someone in the back informal squeal (on), rat (on), blow the whistle (on), peach (on), snitch (on), put the finger on, sell someone down the river, stitch someone up British informal grass (on), split (on), shop Scottish informal clype (on) North American informal rat someone out, finger, fink on, drop a/the dime on Australian informal pimp on, pool, put someone's pot on noun sniːksnik informal 1British (especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale. Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody Example sentencesExamples The sneak from behind the bicycle shed is preparing his most squalid betrayal of Britain yet. Biographers were ever the under-belly of the literary world, patronised because they weren't epic poets or triple-decker novelists, and demonised as gossips and sneaks. Now he was a great big, ugly, bucktoothed guy, a real creepola, with sneaky eyes and, you guessed it, a well-earned reputation for being a sneak. Synonyms informer, betrayer, stool pigeon informal snitch, finger, squealer, rat, whistle-blower, nose British informal grass, supergrass, nark, snout Scottish informal clype Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal tout North American informal fink, stoolie Australian informal fizgig, pimp, shelf archaic intelligencer, beagle 1.1 A furtive and contemptible person. he was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation Example sentencesExamples I won't hide a murderer and I won't tolerate a liar and a sneak on my ship. He was seducing her, the sneak, and she couldn't seem to summon the willpower to do anything about it. He, conversely, was portrayed as a sneak for his cowardly yet disrespectful and defiant attitude towards the United States. So, it's the nurses fault that he is such a successful sneak? Only then did I start to really get mad at him for being such a sneak, such a liar. There is one reform that actually stops these sneaks. Apparently, the word of mouth from the sneaks was just awful. He'd set traps all around the place specifically to catch a sneak. This procedure tells the students that the teacher is more than likely to be a cheat and a sneak, who will cook the books if given a chance. It isn't that I'm a sneak, it's just that I don't want Laura getting too cross and I can see signs of trouble appearing. Junkies are three things: liars, hypocrites and sneaks. In fact I've had a hunch that I'm actually being a sneak somehow and I don't like it. It meant that heels of Owen's type, the cowardly sneak, were wearing thin. It sounds like something only a sneak would do, but I can't not do it. 2usually sneaksNorth American short for sneaker Example sentencesExamples All those flouncy skirts, matching tops, jazzy sneaks, and bouncy hairdos are enough to lure even the laziest girl off the couch. She traded the sneaks with the red flashing lights in the heels for a pair of jeans, clear fingernail polish, and sandals. Grab your sneaks and head outside, or use the school gym if it's allowed. Truth is, these sneaks can take you from the gym to a night out on the town, as long as you know how to wear them. Add a sweater, a tank or a tee, and sneaks, and you'll have many different looks with just one great skirt! I put on a sleeveless white top, black cargos, and white sneaks. Some like high-cut sneaks while others prefer low-cut ones. But you'll find yourself admired, too, if you wear one while in your sweats and sneaks while out running errands. Of note is the use of red and blue cammo on the scuff pads and in the lining of the sneaks. Duncan just doesn't have the kind of game that sells shoes except to that hopeless niche of kids who think new sneaks will help them issue crisp bounce passes and box out for offensive rebounds. I kick off my flip-flops and slide into shorts and sneaks. adjectivesniːksnik attributive Acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning. a sneak thief a sneak preview Example sentencesExamples Many who saw the new models at a sneak preview will have been surprised by the changing interface between driver and machine. I'm not ready to go to market yet but if any of the readers who've been urging me to start off down this route would like a sneak preview, this is what the individual pages are liable to look like. We will explore that idea and give you a sneak preview on Monday. The evening offers Shakespeare aficionados a sneak preview of the summer program, which is slated to include The Comedy of Errors as well. Am I allowed a sneak preview of the next one, I ask? The media at the curtain-raiser press meet on Thursday had a sneak preview of three designs - armlet, hair ornament and a necklace. Albert the pigeon is also fitted with a handy recording device. He managed to sneak through the open window of their rehearsal studio to record this sneak preview of one of their tracks. More than 140 have asked for a sneak preview on 18 April. As a sneak preview, I offer a song that has been up on my site for quite a while (and will remain on the site for the foreseeable future). Is winter finally over, or is this just a sneak preview? Friday's first snapshots amounted to a sneak preview. Since then I've received a newsletter every few months, and the occasional free ticket to see a sneak preview of an upcoming film. Come for a sneak preview on our initial findings! But while getting a sneak preview of new songs is pretty neat, there's enough familiar material to keep the sold-out crowd happy. To all of you who have been patiently waiting, we are opening our doors for a sneak preview of our fantastic new space from December 20th through Guests in attendance will get a sneak preview of original material from Pete's up and coming debut album, and Chris will entertain with melodic and dulcet tones. I've been listening to some fantastic new music from my favourite songwriter, a sneak preview of his new album, and so that has brightened my mood considerably. Police in North Yorkshire today issued a warning to residents to be on guard for sneak thieves during the hot weather. A sneak preview of the athlete's revealing interview is coming up. But existing members will get a sneak preview tonight. Synonyms furtive, secret, stealthy, sly, surreptitious, clandestine, covert private, quick, surprise Usage The traditional standard past form of sneak is sneaked (she sneaked round the corner). An alternative past form, snuck (she snuck past me), arose in the US in the 19th century. Until very recently snuck was confined to US dialect use and was regarded as non-standard. However, in the last few decades its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to sneaked in all but the most formal contexts. In the Oxford English Corpus there are now more US citations for snuck than there are for sneaked, and there is evidence of snuck gaining ground in British English also Origin Late 16th century: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike 'to creep'. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak Definition of sneak in US English: sneak verbsniksnēk [no object] 1Move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner. I sneaked out by the back exit Example sentencesExamples They stealthily sneak back onto the path, not talking as they walk to the town. One extreme is to take your time to plan, be stealthy and sneak around in the dark to avoid all confrontation. In the run-up to the finals, police at airports, rail stations and ports will be on the look-out for anyone trying to sneak to Portugal. But if you are a chameleon, you can sneak in and move ahead with the furtiveness required in one-day cricket. They snuck stealthily down the street until they came to a store. He flattened underneath window and used his stealth power to sneak around to the back. But it's also just as much about sneaking, stealth, hiding, and disguising. She grinned as she began sneaking stealthily up on a boy her age sitting on the picnic table under the large oak tree the school was built around. Somehow, they managed to sneak in without anyone noticing them. She doesn't have to sneak out, beat anyone up, or anything like that. They also had searchlights encase anyone tried to sneak out during the night. A few stragglers return from lunch, and the April afternoon clouds are too threatening to tempt anyone to sneak out for an early tee time. Anyone trying to sneak out a few minutes early will be hard pressed to leave before the ‘real’ ending. I couldn't think of why anyone would be sneaking around; I was already pretty much helpless as far as they were concerned. All the missions you're sent on involve sneaking around, stealing, kidnapping and killing without being detected. She sneaks upstairs and moves through the hall way to her room. As her group moved forward, she snuck behind a building and waited for the footsteps of her group to fade away. Similarly, fortifying border patrols to thwart anyone from sneaking in won't do much. If he could sneak past anyone lingering in the hallway, he'd be in the clear to read any file he liked. At least they managed to sneak in actual ballet moves and some of Tchaikovsky's music, so it isn't a total loss. Synonyms creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl 1.1with object Convey (someone or something) in a furtive or stealthy way. someone sneaked a camera inside Example sentencesExamples I'm glad I snuck him some steak juice off the plate tonight. My parents use to sneak me into jazz clubs when I was underage I'm not entirely sure how we ended up back in my room, how I snuck him there, but we did, and no one else was in there. So, you know, to sneak someone onto a cruise ship, that would be almost an impossibility. She had forced me on a veggie diet, but every night, Robert snuck me some real food. I hoped that lofty ambition alone might sneak me through to the finals. I sneaked her across to the west wing of the mansion, and up the flight of stairs. I snuck him some of my food, and he thanked me, but he only ate it to please me I think. Mom would sneak me into all sorts of contests for kids like me. The nurse sneaked me biscuits which are still in my bag. I agreed and we snuck him down the hallway and into his room. I later learned that if he had kept quiet about having the puppy, my dad could have snuck her onto the plane with him. My parents had to hide me for 3 years before they snuck me out of the country. He got the backing of a church and they sneaked him out of the country, disguised as a priest. If you're riding a hold-up horse or a doubtful stayer you have to sneak him round, taking the shortest route around the inside and keeping him as relaxed and switched-off as possible. However, the little fool went and evaded us all and snuck you away to his old home. But the good bit was, my uncle and aunty were there, and they snuck us into the VIP area. If this significant other is not from said hostel then sneaking her in is quite a problem. Anna sneaks us onto the tube with her pass, something I would never do when sober. I would just pay someone to sneak me across the Mexican border. Synonyms bring surreptitiously, take surreptitiously, bring secretly, take secretly, bring illicitly, take illicitly, smuggle, spirit, slip 1.2with object Do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way. she sneaked a glance at her watch Example sentencesExamples As I passed the house a third and final time, I managed to sneak a peek through the gap in the trees. Another intense rally opens the third game of the set and the American just sneaks the point. If we got the penalty or a goal somewhere we might have sneaked a draw, and if we had got our backsides out of it we would have learned so much again and it would have been great but it wasn't to be. He put an arm around Ashley and led her away, sneaking a glance back at the pillar to make sure that Britney got away without being seen. I sneaked a look at her and saw the utter disappointment in her face. He resumed his eye-search of the room, and snuck a glance back at the short blonde girl he'd noticed earlier. From this new position, he sneaks covert glances across the aisle at her soft profile. She noticed me looking from the other side of the bar, smiled shyly and blushed, before sneaking another glance my way as she turned her back. All he could see was this fake white beard and tell from certain furtive movements that Grampa was trying to sneak a peek at him without being noticed. Then it continued to be somewhat smoke free as she snuck cigarettes outside or in the garage. My legs have become fidgety and my glance goes against my own will as it sneaks its way in his direction. As we ate, I sneaked one or two discreet glances at him. This is a conservative measure because it assumes the nesting male does not obtain any fitness from sneaked spawns. She continued to read silently, her eyes glancing upwards to sneak a peek at Zach. I glanced at the nervous looking boy who kept on sneaking glanced towards Marah. Her voice died out and she snuck a glance back toward the wanderer, his eyes were still on the road ahead showing no expressions. That means they won't be able to sneak wins with a single goal. Maybe I could sneak them the key, but how would I obtain it? Raymond glanced up from his plate, sneaking a peek at Amy before moving his eyes towards Lana. He stands there nodding to every word Mrs. Miller says while sneaking glances around the office, searching for someone to take his place. Synonyms snatch, take a furtive …, take a stealthy …, take a surreptitious …, get furtively, get stealthily, get surreptitiously, steal 1.3sneak up on Creep up on (someone) without being detected. he sneaks up on us slyly Example sentencesExamples The panic sneaks up on me like an evil clown, just jumps out of the bushes and yells BOO! All of those things made me smile, but the most wonderful thing that's happened to me recently snuck up on me without any warning. It snuck up on us all at the last minute, which was the perfect way to discover it. We carefully snuck up on the enemies, creeping through the backyards of each house. It was not like if I snuck up on him I could capture him and suddenly he would want to be my dad again. I guess I sort of knew that, but also it sort of snuck up on me. He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on. As so often, life snuck up on me and reminded me that I had a very busy week as it was. A slightly bigger sister snuck up on him and shoved him with a punch towards his intended victim. What was with all these creeps sneaking up on me? There are moments that the infantry can be sneaked up on and dispatched without even twitching. The wine snuck up on me - I was sober, then all of a sudden, I was tipsy. It's one of those things that kind of sneaks up on you. I mean, I remembered, but the planning had started so long ago that the fact that our trip date was finally here kind of snuck up on me. When it came to the scariest part, her brother snuck up on us. He smiled slightly, fairly incredulous that he had been able to sneak up on most of the archers completely unnoticed. The color deadline, the first major one of our production, snuck up on us and my managing editor, chief designer, and yours truly had no choice but to take over and get it done. Of course she didn't expect to be snuck up on by the one guy she thought she would never see again. I also liked that you had to be in step with someone you were sneaking up on if you wanted to pull off a brutal move. She wondered if it was better to know, or better to be snuck up on. nounsniksnēk informal 1A furtive and contemptible person. he was branded a prying sneak for eavesdropping on intimate conversation Example sentencesExamples I won't hide a murderer and I won't tolerate a liar and a sneak on my ship. Junkies are three things: liars, hypocrites and sneaks. He was seducing her, the sneak, and she couldn't seem to summon the willpower to do anything about it. Only then did I start to really get mad at him for being such a sneak, such a liar. He, conversely, was portrayed as a sneak for his cowardly yet disrespectful and defiant attitude towards the United States. It isn't that I'm a sneak, it's just that I don't want Laura getting too cross and I can see signs of trouble appearing. He'd set traps all around the place specifically to catch a sneak. In fact I've had a hunch that I'm actually being a sneak somehow and I don't like it. This procedure tells the students that the teacher is more than likely to be a cheat and a sneak, who will cook the books if given a chance. It sounds like something only a sneak would do, but I can't not do it. It meant that heels of Owen's type, the cowardly sneak, were wearing thin. So, it's the nurses fault that he is such a successful sneak? Apparently, the word of mouth from the sneaks was just awful. There is one reform that actually stops these sneaks. 2usually sneaksNorth American short for sneaker Example sentencesExamples I kick off my flip-flops and slide into shorts and sneaks. Grab your sneaks and head outside, or use the school gym if it's allowed. Of note is the use of red and blue cammo on the scuff pads and in the lining of the sneaks. I put on a sleeveless white top, black cargos, and white sneaks. Some like high-cut sneaks while others prefer low-cut ones. Duncan just doesn't have the kind of game that sells shoes except to that hopeless niche of kids who think new sneaks will help them issue crisp bounce passes and box out for offensive rebounds. But you'll find yourself admired, too, if you wear one while in your sweats and sneaks while out running errands. She traded the sneaks with the red flashing lights in the heels for a pair of jeans, clear fingernail polish, and sandals. Truth is, these sneaks can take you from the gym to a night out on the town, as long as you know how to wear them. Add a sweater, a tank or a tee, and sneaks, and you'll have many different looks with just one great skirt! All those flouncy skirts, matching tops, jazzy sneaks, and bouncy hairdos are enough to lure even the laziest girl off the couch. adjectivesniksnēk attributive Acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning. a sneak thief a sneak preview Example sentencesExamples I've been listening to some fantastic new music from my favourite songwriter, a sneak preview of his new album, and so that has brightened my mood considerably. Friday's first snapshots amounted to a sneak preview. To all of you who have been patiently waiting, we are opening our doors for a sneak preview of our fantastic new space from December 20th through Police in North Yorkshire today issued a warning to residents to be on guard for sneak thieves during the hot weather. A sneak preview of the athlete's revealing interview is coming up. More than 140 have asked for a sneak preview on 18 April. Guests in attendance will get a sneak preview of original material from Pete's up and coming debut album, and Chris will entertain with melodic and dulcet tones. As a sneak preview, I offer a song that has been up on my site for quite a while (and will remain on the site for the foreseeable future). Am I allowed a sneak preview of the next one, I ask? Since then I've received a newsletter every few months, and the occasional free ticket to see a sneak preview of an upcoming film. The evening offers Shakespeare aficionados a sneak preview of the summer program, which is slated to include The Comedy of Errors as well. Is winter finally over, or is this just a sneak preview? But existing members will get a sneak preview tonight. We will explore that idea and give you a sneak preview on Monday. But while getting a sneak preview of new songs is pretty neat, there's enough familiar material to keep the sold-out crowd happy. I'm not ready to go to market yet but if any of the readers who've been urging me to start off down this route would like a sneak preview, this is what the individual pages are liable to look like. Come for a sneak preview on our initial findings! Albert the pigeon is also fitted with a handy recording device. He managed to sneak through the open window of their rehearsal studio to record this sneak preview of one of their tracks. The media at the curtain-raiser press meet on Thursday had a sneak preview of three designs - armlet, hair ornament and a necklace. Many who saw the new models at a sneak preview will have been surprised by the changing interface between driver and machine. Synonyms furtive, secret, stealthy, sly, surreptitious, clandestine, covert Usage The traditional standard past form of sneak is sneaked (she sneaked around the corner). An alternative past form, snuck (she snuck past me), arose in the US in the 19th century. Until very recently, snuck was confined to US dialect use and was regarded as nonstandard. However, in the last few decades, its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to sneaked in all but the most formal contexts. In the Oxford English Corpus, there are now more US citations for snuck than there are for sneaked, and there is evidence of snuck gaining ground in British English as well Origin Late 16th century: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike ‘to creep’.
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