Sneap vs Sneak - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between sneap and sneak

is that sneap is to check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke; chide 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 nouns the difference between sneap and sneak

is that sneap is a reprimand; a rebuke while sneak is one who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

As an adjective sneak is

in advance; before release to the general public.

sneap

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete), (l) (dialectal),

Verb

(en verb)

(dialectal) To check; reprove abruptly; reprimand; rebuke; chide.

(Bishop Hall)

(dialectal) To nip; bite; pinch; blast; blight.

(Shakespeare) - King Ferdinand of Navarre; Berowne is like an envious sneaping frost, That bites the first born infants of the spring. - Line 100 from Love's Labour's Lost

(dialectal) To thwart; offend.

(colloquial) To put someone's nose out of joint; offend.

She was sneaped when she wasn't invited to his party.

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A reprimand; a rebuke.

* Shakespeare

My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.

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