Sneak

Definitions

1. One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
2. The act of sneaking
3. A cheat; a con artist.
4. An informer; a tell-tale.
5. A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
   obsolete
6. A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
   US
7. A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
8. Ellipsis of sneak preview
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“My little brother is such a sneak⟳; yesterday I caught him trying to look⟳ through my diary.”

“I can't believe⟳ I gave that sneak⟳ $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.”

“We would have⟳ been laughed off the street in Philadelphia if we were seen wearing sneaks. In the big city, the young population wore loafers or boots.”

“At a "sneak⟳ preview," of course, the public is also on hand and can make⟳ their reactions felt much to the humiliation of the principals. At a sneak⟳ of "The Sandpiper," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the audience laughed so loud during one love⟳ scene that the dejected producer promptly cut⟳ the scene out of the picture. At a sneak⟳ of "The Outrage" in San Francisco it was decided not to give⟳ names at the outset to test⟳ public response: nearly half the audience left before the picture was 20 minutes old. […] The worst sneak⟳, it is told, occurred one night when nearly the entire audience marched out on "Paris When It Sizzles” leaving the producer and director alone and forlorn in the theater.”

“An exciting lineup of pre-release screenings, giving audiences nationwide a chance to see⟳ the top new offerings before their official release⟳. Films include⟳:[…] ▪ A sneak⟳ preview of the new Highball.TV film Mother of All Shows at the Stirling Festival Theatre in Stirling, ON, where the film was shot. With director Melissa D’Agostino. ▪ In Vancouver, a sneak⟳ of The Great Salish Heist, Darrell Dennis’ hilarious new no-budget Indigenous caper flick.”

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