Snuck
//snʌk// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of sneak Canada, US, form-of, participle, past
"I snuck into the theatre because the movie had already started."
Synonyms
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More examples"He snuck up on him in the middle of the night."
Etymology
The irregular form snuck originated by analogy with struck for the past of strike. 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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