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SNEAK

Definition:

[noun] someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
Synonyms: prowler, stalker
[noun] someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonyms: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, er, canary
[verb] to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
Synonyms: mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot
[verb] put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
[verb] make off with belongings of others
Synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, filch, nobble, lift
[verb] pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Synonyms: slip
[adjective] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"
Synonyms: furtive, lurking, skulking, stealthy, surreptitious