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Meanings of sneak in English

Catalan
espieta
Spanish
malsín

Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.

      espieta
      Catalan
      saltamarges

      Someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions.

            saltamarges
            Portuguese
            roubar
            Catalan
            furtar
            Spanish
            afanar

            Make off with belongings of others.

                roubar
                Catalan
                anar de puntetes

                To go stealthily or furtively.

                      Related terms
                      anar de puntetes
                      Usage of sneak in English
                      1
                      A clear view in every direction, no possibility of a sneak attack.
                      Touching darkness
                      2
                      If so, an American sneak attack might set off a nuclear war.
                      Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
                      3
                      Police had arrested 174 people for trying to sneak across the border.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      Knight and DeJesus would sneak food to each other, this source said.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      He managed to sneak straight into the house without my seeing him.
                      Destined to last
                      6
                      Check out Inside EBONY for a sneak peek into the current issue.
                      Ebony
                      7
                      God help him he might even figure a way to sneak in.
                      Kings of the earth: a novel
                      8
                      The view from here made the church impossible to sneak up on.
                      Last Blood
                      9
                      At this point, he wasn't exactly trying to sneak up on her.
                      Wild Storm
                      10
                      A real intrusion, though, to sneak in there right under someone's home.
                      Funland
                      11
                      She would also sneak out to his home, the court was told.
                      News.com.au
                      12
                      The few I have in the fort will sneak off, I suppose.
                      Alice of Old Vincennes
                      13
                      Thus, it was said, no enemy could sneak up on the Vindrasi.
                      Bones of the Dragon
                      14
                      Perhaps there's some way I could just sneak by whatever it is.
                      The Great Book of Amber
                      15
                      BBC News science reporter Neil Bowdler went along for a sneak preview.
                      BBC
                      16
                      Every so often, I felt the air sneak softly over my body.
                      After midnight
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                      Sneak through the time
                      Sneak across language varieties
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                      Common
                      Australia
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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