[
  {
    "word": "sneak",
    "phonetic": "/sni\u02d0k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/sni\u02d0k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/sneak-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75900037",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A cheat; a con artist.",
            "synonyms": [
              "con artist",
              "trickster"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An informer; a tell-tale.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sneaker; a tennis shoe.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "con artist",
          "trickster"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.",
            "synonyms": [
              "skulk"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take something stealthily without permission.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She asked me to sneak her a phone next month."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.",
            "synonyms": [
              "grass",
              "snitch",
              "tell tales"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "If you sneak on me I'll bash you!"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "grass",
          "snitch",
          "tell tales",
          "skulk"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "In advance; before release to the general public.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I was able to get a sneak peek at the guest list."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sneak"
    ]
  }
]