Talk:sneak in

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RFD discussion: June–September 2018[edit]

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sneak up[edit]

sneak away[edit]

sneak off[edit]

sneak up on[edit]

Each as SoP. See conversation at #sneak out.

  • sneak in (sense 1) is purely sneak + in. Sense 2 is more idiomatic, and may end up warranting to keep the entry with the &lit designation on sense 1--but I think it would do better to add a relevant sense to sneak.
  • sneak up is simply sneak + up (sense 12)--up can be used with just about any movement verb in this sense: I snuck up to the house, I walked up to the house, I ran up to the house, I drove up to the house, I bicycled up to the house, I roller-skated up to the house, I crawled up to the house, etc.
  • sneak away is similar: sneak + away. E.g., I snuck away from the crowd, I ran away from the crowd, I somersaulted away from the crowd, etc.
  • sneak off is the same thing: sneak + off (adverb sense 1). Sneak off, drive off, stomp off, etc.
  • sneak up on, even though it has a narrower definition, is still simply sneak + up (sense 12) + on (sense 2).

--SanctMinimalicen (talk) 13:57, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]