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spying |
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 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")
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