how to pronounce sneak

/sniːk/

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An example use of sneak in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… magnetic field intensity sneak needed …”

meanings of sneak

noun:

One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
An informer; a tell-tale.
A cheat; a con artist.
A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
The act of sneaking.
A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.
A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter.

verb:

To stealthily bring someone something.
To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
To take something stealthily without permission.
To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

adjective:

In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.
In advance; before release to the general public.

sneak frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sneak occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.