■ verb ( past and past participle ~ed or informal, chiefly N. Amer. snuck )
1》 move, go, or convey in a furtive or stealthy manner.
↘stealthily do or obtain: she ~ed a glance at her watch.
2》 Brit. informal inform someone in authority of a person's misdeeds.
■ noun informal
1》 Brit. a telltale.
2》 a furtive person.
3》 N. Amer. short for ~er .
■ adjective acting or done surreptitiously: a ~ preview.
Origin
C16: prob. dialect; perh. related to obs. snike 'to creep'.
Usage
The standard past form of ~ is ~ed . An alternative past form, snuck , arose in US dialect in the 19th century. Although snuck was formerly regarded as non-standard its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to ~ed in all but the most formal contexts.