sneak
verb
[ sniːk ]
• move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.
• "I sneaked out by the back exit"
Similar:
creep,
slink,
steal,
slip,
slide,
sidle,
edge,
move furtively,
tiptoe,
pussyfoot,
pad,
prowl,
• (especially in children's use) inform an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; tell tales.
• "she sneaked on us"
Similar:
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,
squeal (on),
rat (on),
blow the whistle (on),
peach (on),
snitch (on),
put the finger on,
sell someone down the river,
stitch someone up,
grass (on),
split (on),
shop,
clype (on),
rat someone out,
finger,
fink on,
drop a/the dime on,
pimp on,
pool,
put someone's pot on,
sneak
noun
• (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"
Similar:
informer,
betrayer,
stool pigeon,
snitch,
finger,
squealer,
rat,
whistle-blower,
nose,
grass,
supergrass,
nark,
snout,
clype,
tout,
fink,
stoolie,
fizgig,
pimp,
shelf,
intelligencer,
beagle,
• short for sneaker.
sneak
adjective
• acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning.
• "a sneak thief"
Similar:
furtive,
secret,
stealthy,
sly,
surreptitious,
clandestine,
covert,
private,
quick,
surprise,
Origin:
late 16th century: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike ‘to creep’.
