Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spy
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spy
Entailment of verb spy
1 of 3 senses of spy
Sense 2
spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
=> investigate, inquire, enquire
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spy
3 senses of spy
Sense 1
descry, spot, espy, spy
=> sight
Sense 2
spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
=> monitor, supervise, ride herd on
Sense 3
spy
=> investigate, inquire, enquire
Familiarity of verb spy
spy used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spy
Sense 1
descry, spot, espy, spy
=> sight
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Sense 2
spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
=> monitor, supervise, ride herd on
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Sense 3
spy
=> investigate, inquire, enquire
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Grep of noun spying
spying
Overview of noun spying
The noun spying has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spying -- (keeping a secret or furtive watch)
2. spying, undercover work -- (the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes)
3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting -- (the act of detecting something catching sight of something)
Overview of verb spy
The verb spy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) descry, spot, espy, spy -- (catch sight of)
2. (2) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth -- (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)
3. spy -- (secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians")
Overview of noun spying
The noun spying has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spying -- (keeping a secret or furtive watch)
2. spying, undercover work -- (the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes)
3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting -- (the act of detecting something catching sight of something)
Overview of verb spy
The verb spy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) descry, spot, espy, spy -- (catch sight of)
2. (2) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth -- (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)
3. spy -- (secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians")
spying definition
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