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spies |
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 -------------- Sense 2 spy, stag, snoop, sleuth => monitor, supervise, ride herd on -------------- Sense 3 spy => investigate, inquire, enquire -------------- Grep of noun spy counterspy northern spy spy spy satellite spyeria spyglass spyhole spying Overview of noun spy The noun spy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) spy, undercover agent -- (a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors) 2. spy -- (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night") 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 spy The noun spy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) spy, undercover agent -- (a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors) 2. spy -- (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night") 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")
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