Found 3 items, similar to Spy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: spy cecunguk, mata-mata, melihat, mengintip, penyuluh, suluh
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” [also: 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. [1913 Webster] One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To discover by close search or examination. [1913 Webster] Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. [1913 Webster] Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. --Num. xxi. 32. [1913 Webster] Spy \Spy\, v. i. To search narrowly; to scrutinize. [1913 Webster] It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Emissary, and Scout. [1913 Webster]