sneck up
C1 informal inseparable both
In simple words
In old northern English dialect: either to close a door latch, or to tell someone to shut up.
Literal meaning: To sneck (latch or fasten) while closing something up — 'sneck' is a northern English word for a door latch.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
(Dialectal, northern England) To fasten or close a door or gate with a latch.
"Make sure you sneck up the garden gate when you come in."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Dialectal, archaic) Used as a rude exclamation meaning 'be quiet' or 'shut up.'
"The old farmer turned and growled, 'Sneck up, the lot of you!' before walking away."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Highly dialectal; primarily found in northern England (Yorkshire, Lancashire). Archaic and rarely encountered outside regional literature or dialect writing. 'Sneck' refers to a door latch. ESL learners are unlikely to encounter this in everyday speech.
Commonly used with
door latch gate
Forms
Base
sneck up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snecks up
he/she/it
Past simple
snecked up
yesterday
Past participle
snecked up
have + pp
-ing form
snecking up
continuous
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