Sekirov Dictionary

spy

/spaɪ/

noun 2
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 2

noun2

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someone who finds out in secret what other people or groups are doing, to get an advantage
- The dead leap at the throat, destroy The meaning of the day; dark forms Have scaled your walls, and spies betray Old secrets to amorphous swarms. — 1941
A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.

verb4

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To act as a spy.
- During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
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To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.
To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
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To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (As I confesse it is my Natures plague / To spy into Abuses, and of my iealousie / Shapes faults that are not) — 1603

forms

spied · spying · spies · spieth · spiest

Phrases with spy

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