spy

IPA: spˈaɪ

noun

  • A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
  • (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.

verb

  • (intransitive) To act as a spy.
  • (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of.
  • (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
  • (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
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Examples of "spy" in Sentences

  • The spy does clandestine works.
  • The spy was successfully purloin the data.
  • The raid is called off and the spy arrested.
  • Barsad is a turncoat English con man and spy.
  • Are we squabbling over spy's slander serious
  • I love that rapacious, psychotic, underaged spy.
  • John is Harper's recruiter and a spy for the resistance.
  • Most of the reliable sources connect the spying with the scam.
  • Most of the article is about the spying allegations and not the scam.

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