snoop

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

snoops

V_ing/Gerund

snooping

V_ed/pp

snooped

1.
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
2.
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
3.
(UK, dated, slang)To steal.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

snoops

1.
The act of snooping.
2.
One who snoops.
Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
3.
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

snoopablesnoopersnoop around

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Dutch snoepen (to pry, eat in secret, sneak) or maybe Old Norse snópa (to idle about dismally), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to snappen, snavel, Schnabel. More at snap.