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Spy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Spy : (noun)
1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain
information about its enemies or by a business to obtain
industrial secrets from competitors [syn: undercover
agent]
2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people;
"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
(verb)
1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy]
2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: stag, snoop, sleuth]
3: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage
in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Spy : \Spy\, v. i.
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Spy : \Spy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spying.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG.
speh?n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa(?).
? 169. Cf. Espy, v.t., Aspect, Auspice, Circumspect,
Conspicuouc, Despise, Frontispiece, Inspect,
Prospect, Respite, Scope, Scecimen, Spectacle,
Specter, Speculate, Spice, Spite, Suspicion.]
To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of
concealment; to espy; to see.
One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
spied a note of admiration. --Swift.
2. To discover by close search or examination.
Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be
reformed in the church of England. --Latimer.
3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a
country; -- usually with out.
Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages
thereof. --Num. xxi.
32.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Spy : \Spy\, n.; pl. Spies. [See Spy, v., and cf. Espy, n.]
1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.
``These wretched spies of wit.'' --Dryden.
2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp,
territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works,
ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to
communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.
Spy money, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or
secret intelligence regarding the enemy.
Spy Wednesday (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding
the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the
betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.
Syn: See Emissary, and Scout.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Spy |
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