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. [1913 Webster] Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. [1913 Webster]