Found 2 items, similar to Eavesdrop.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: eavesdrop
eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge;
“the jealous man was
eavesdropping on his wife's conversations” [syn:
listen in
]
[also:
eavesdropping,
eavesdropped]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Eavesdrop
Eavesdrop
\Eaves"drop`\ ([=e]vz"dr[o^]p`), v. i. [Eaves + drop.]
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a
house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence,
to listen secretly to what is said in private.
[1913 Webster]
To eavesdrop in disguises. --Milton.
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Eavesdrop
\Eaves"drop`\, n.
The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
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