snuck

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/snʌk/Ireland, Northern England/snʊk/

A form of sneak — One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

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Meanings

verb
  1. CanadaUSparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of sneak

    I snuck into the theatre because the movie had already started.

    2 more examples

    She thought she had snuck in without being observed ...until she felt a hand on her shoulder!

    Ruth asks, "You give your wife the car?" "There was nobody there. I snuck in and out. I left the key inside." "And nobody caught you?"

    1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 94

    Synonyms: sneaked

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike, stuck for the past of stick, etc. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with snuck

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

snuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuck

MLA

“snuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snuck.

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