spy:1
verb13th century{ds|t|1||}
- to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes
- to catch sight of : see
- to search or look for intensively —usually used with out
spy:2
noun
spy
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13th century{ds||1||}
- one that spies:
- one who keeps secret watch on a person or thing to obtain information
- a person employed by one nation to secretly convey classified information of strategic importance to another nation; also : a person who conveys the trade secrets of one company to another
spy on
phrasal verb
spy on
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- to watch (someone) secretly
spy out
phrasal verb
spy out
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- to notice, find, or learn about (something) by looking often in a secret way
spy out the land
idiom
spy out the land
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- to find or get more information about a situation secretly and before making a decision
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