Nose vs Sneak - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between nose and sneak

is that nose is to utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang while sneak is (informal, especially with on) to inform an authority about another's misdemeanours; to tell tales; to grass.

As nouns the difference between nose and sneak

is that nose is a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell while sneak is one who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

As verbs the difference between nose and sneak

is that nose is to move cautiously while sneak is to creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

As an adjective sneak is

in advance; before release to the general public.

nose

English

(wikipedia nose)

Noun

(en noun)

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=17 citation , passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.

A snout, the nose of an animal.

The tip of an object.

* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IV

We submerged very slowly and without headway more than sufficient to keep her nose in the right direction, and as we went down, I saw outlined ahead of us the black opening in the great cliff.

(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

The power of smelling.

* Collier

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master.

Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.

The skill in recognising bouquet.

(by extension) Skill at finding information.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* aquiline nose * bignose * bloody nose * blow one's nose * bottlenose * button nose * cut off one's nose to spite one's face * e-nose * * get up someone's nose * hawknose * in front of one's nose * I've got your nose * keep one's nose clean * look down one's nose * nasal * no skin off one's nose * nose candy * nose cap * nose cone * nose count * nose flute * nose job * nose out of joint * nose pad * nose-pick * nose poke * nose ring * nose test * nose to tail * nose to the grindstone * nosebag * noseband * nosebleed * nosed * nosedive * noseful * noseguard * noseless * noselike * nosepiece * noseplug * nosering * noseshot * noseweight * nosewheel * on the nose * parson's nose * pay through the nose * pick one's nose * plain as the nose on one's face * pope's nose * powder one's nose * pug nose * Red Nose Day * Roman nose * runny nose * snub-nose * socked on the nose * stick one's nose into * the nose knows * thumb one's nose * turn up one's nose * under one's nose * wax-nose * white nose syndrome

Verb

(nos)

To move cautiously.

The ship nosed through the minefield.

To snoop.

She was nosing around other people’s business.

To detect by smell or as if by smell.

* , Hamlet , act 4, sc. 3,

If you find him not within

this month, you shall nose him as you go up the

stairs into the lobby.

To push with one's nose.

* Tennyson

lambs nosing the mother's udder

To nuzzle.

To win by a narrow margin.

To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.

to nose a prayer

(Cowley)

Derived terms

* brown-nose * nosey * nose out

Anagrams

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sneak

English

Noun

(en noun)

One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

My little brother is such a sneak - yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary.

A cheat; a con artist; a trickster

I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.

An informer; a tell-tale.

(obsolete, cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter

Verb

To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.

To take something stealthily without permission.

I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me.

(dated) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.

* Wake

[Slander] sneaks its head.

(informal, especially with on) To inform an authority about another's misdemeanours; to tell tales; to grass.

If you sneak on me I'll bash you!

Usage notes

* The past and past participle snuck'' is primarily found in North American English, where it originated in the late 19th century as a dialectal form. It is still regarded as informal by some, but its use appears to be increasing in frequency and acceptability. It is occasionally found in British and Australian/Hiberno-English, too, though regarded as an American form. (See Oxford Dictionaries, ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage'', ''Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary'', ''Webster's New World College Dictionary .) * To sneak'' (take) something is not the same as to ''steal'' something. In this sense, ''sneak'' typically implies trying to avoid a supervisor's or guardian's mild displeasure or mild discipline, while ''steal indicates a more serious action and often the person stealing does not know the owner of the item being stolen.

Derived terms

* sneaker * sneaky * sneakily * sneakiness * sneak peek * sneak preview * sneak thief * sneak away * sneak in * sneak off * sneak out * sneak up/sneak up on * sneak around

Adjective

(-)

In advance; before release to the general public.

The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.

In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list.

Derived terms

* sneak peek * sneak preview

Anagrams

* * English irregular verbs