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SNEAK UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sneak up mean?

• SNEAK UP (verb)
The verb SNEAK UP has 1 sense:

1. advance stealthily or unnoticed

Familiarity information: SNEAK UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SNEAK UP (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Advance stealthily or unnoticed

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

creep up; sneak up

Context example:

Age creeps up on you

Hypernyms (to "sneak up" is one way to...):

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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