Found 3 items, similar to spy.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: spy
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spy
spy
n 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”
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spied]
spy
v 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”
[also:
spied]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spy
Spy
\Spy\ (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Spied (sp[imac]d);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spying.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F.
['e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to
see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf.
Espy, v. t.,
Aspect,
Auspice,
Circumspect,
Conspicuous,
Despise,
Frontispiece,
Inspect,
Prospect,
Respite,
Scope,
Specimen,
Spectacle,
Specter,
Speculate,
Spice,
Spite,
Suspicion.]
1. To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state
of concealment; to espy; to see.
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One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
spied a note of admiration. --Swift.
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2. To discover by close search or examination.
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Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be
reformed in the church of England. --Latimer.
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3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a
country; -- usually with out.
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Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the
villages thereof. --Num. xxi.
32.
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Spy
\Spy\, v. i.
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
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It is my nature's plague
To spy into abuses. --Shak.
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Spy
\Spy\, n.; pl.
Spies (sp[imac]z). [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.
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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.
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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.
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Syn: See
Emissary, and
Scout.
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