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US
/ˈspaɪ/
]
[ UK /spˈaɪ/ ]
[ UK /spˈaɪ/ ]
NOUN
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a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
my spies tell me that you had a good time last night - (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
VERB
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catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge -
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
spy for the Russians - catch sight of
- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
How To Use spy In A Sentence
- She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
- We aren't interested in sparkly vampires or international spy thrillers. The Cold and Ugly Light of Truth: Special MFA Edition
- The police had planted a spy in the gang.
- Muttering under his breath, the soldier extended the spyglass, increasing the magnification of the instrument.
- I strongly recommend you pick up the book next time you spy a copy on someone's bookshelf.
- We are manufacturing of sweet potato dumplings, lotus crispy, matzo crispy, hibiscus crispy, sweet potato candy, fruit cakes, and fried rice crispy.
- Driving from Brooklyn to Oregon next week; What weird should I espy? Boing Boing
- The only thing really official was the fact that if captured, he was certain to be shot as a spy.
- Williamson is well known to have been a highly successful spy, and high up in the apartheid regime's disinformation network.
- It seemed that every bar, no matter how tiny, had wedged a trio of musicians into a corner - one singing, one playing guitar and another scratching out a raspy beat on the guiro, a hollow gourd played with a stick.
