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sneaking |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sneak Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sneak Entailment of verb sneak Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sneak 4 senses of sneak Sense 1 sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot => walk Also See-> sneak away#1; sneak out#1 Sense 2 sneak => act move Sense 3 pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift => steal Sense 4 slip, sneak => pass, hand, reach, pass on turn over give Familiarity of verb sneak sneak used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sneak Sense 1 sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot => walk -------------- Sense 2 sneak => act move -------------- Sense 3 pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift => steal -------------- Sense 4 slip, sneak => pass, hand, reach, pass on turn over give -------------- Overview of verb sneak The verb sneak has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot -- (to go stealthily or furtively: "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house") 2. (1) sneak -- (put, bring or take in a secretive or furtive manner: "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette") 3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others) 4. slip, sneak -- (pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking") Overview of adj sneaking The adj sneaking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sneaking, unavowed -- (not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion") Antonyms of adj sneaking 1 sense of sneaking Sense 1 sneaking(postnominal), unavowed INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Similarity of adj sneaking 1 sense of sneaking Sense 1 sneaking(postnominal), unavowed => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Attributes of adj sneaking Familiarity of adj sneaking sneaking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sneaking sneaking Overview of verb sneak The verb sneak has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot -- (to go stealthily or furtively: "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house") 2. (1) sneak -- (put, bring or take in a secretive or furtive manner: "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette") 3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others) 4. slip, sneak -- (pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking") Overview of adj sneaking The adj sneaking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sneaking, unavowed -- (not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion")
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