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sneaker
/ˈsnikɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
large, well-made
VERB + SNEAKER
disappears
SNEAKER + NOUN
collection, gallons, hormones, male's, years
PREP.
about
ADV.
uncommonly
Definitions
noun
1
One who sneaks.
Beshrew the man who on such a day as this, the general festival, should affect to stand aloof. I am none of those sneakers. I am free of the corporation, and care not who knows it.
2
An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.
3
A vessel of drink.
Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!
4
A large cup (or small basin) with a saucer and cover.
5
A sneaker male.
These sneakers may go on this way indefinitely, or, if one of the big males somehow dies or disappears, a sneaker male's hormones will trigger a huge growth spurt and he'll metamorphose into an alpha male.
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Beshrew the man who on such a day as this, the general festival, should affect to stand aloof. I am none of those sneakers. I am free of the corporation, and care not who knows it.
Wiktionary02
Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!
Wiktionary03
These sneakers may go on this way indefinitely, or, if one of the big males somehow dies or disappears, a sneaker male's hormones will trigger a huge growth spurt and he'll metamorphose into an alpha
Wiktionary04
My uncommonly well-made sneaker lasted 5 years. Its mate did not.
Tatoeba · #84131205
Tom has a large sneaker collection.
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Tom has a sneaker collection.
Tatoeba · #8625022Usage Notes
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