resquiller — meaning in English

English meaning

• gatecrash verb To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
• wangle verb To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

Senses

resquiller is used for these senses in English:

• cut in To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back.
• gatecrash To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
• jump the queue To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
• sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
• wangle (transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

sneak — full definition

1. verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
2. verb To take something without permission, doing it quietly and secretly.
3. adjective Done secretly, or released ahead of the official date.

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