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spy S0678800 (spī)n. pl. spies (spīz) 1. One who secretly collects information concerning the enemies of a government or group.2. One who secretly collects information for a business about one or more of its competitors.3. One who secretly keeps watch on another or others. v. spied (spīd), spy·ing, spies (spīz) v.tr.1. To watch or observe secretly: was sent to spy out the enemy camp.2. To discover by close observation: "[They] are continually prowling about on all three decks, eager to spy out iniquities" (Herman Melville).3. To catch sight of; see: spied the ship on the horizon.v.intr.1. To engage in espionage.2. To investigate or observe something, especially in secret: spying into the neighbor's activities.
[Middle English spie, from Old French espie, from espier, to watch, of Germanic origin; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]spying (ˈspaɪɪŋ) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the activity of trying to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etcThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spying - keeping a secret or furtive watch vigil, watch - a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | | 2. |  spying - the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposesundercover workespionage - the systematic use of spies to get military or political secretsintelligence activity, intelligence operation, intelligence - the operation of gathering information about an enemy | | 3. | spying - the act of detecting something; catching sight of somethingespial, spotting, catching, detectiondiscovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something |
spyingnoun espionage, reconnaissance, infiltration, undercover work a ten-year sentence for spyingTranslationsIdiomsSeespyspying
spying: see espionageespionage
, the act of obtaining information clandestinely. The term applies particularly to the act of collecting military, industrial, and political data about one nation for the benefit of another.
..... Click the link for more information. .SpyingBirch, Harveya double spy, secretly in the employ of George Washington. [Am. Lit.: Cooper The Spy]Bond, JamesAgent 007: super spy, super hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 27]C.I.A.(Central Intelligence Agency) U.S. intelligence agency. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 492]Chekaearly Soviet secret police charged with guarding against counterrevolutionary activity. [Russ. Hist.: Benét, 190]Cly, Rogerold servant of Darnay; became a spy. [Br. Lit.: A Tale of Two Cities]Hannay, Richardopponent of foreign evil. [Br. Lit.: The Thirty-Nine Steps in Herman, 38–39]Hushai the Architesent by David to inveigle Absalom’s confidence. [O.T.: II Samuel 15:34]KGBthe Committee of State Security, USSR agency (begun 1954) with responsibility for espionage and counter–espionage. [EB, V; 780]Kuryakin, Illyataciturn, blond partner of Solo from U.N.C.L.E. [TV: “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” in Terrace, II, 60]Leamas BritishSecret Service agent torn between duty and the desire to give up espionage. [Br. Lit.: Le Carré The Spy Who Came In from the Cold in Weiss, 440]Mata Hari(1876–1917) courtesan executed by French for German espionage (1917). [Ger. Hist.: EB, VI: 683]Muir, Lieutenant Davygarrison quartermaster discovered to be French spy. [Am. Lit.: Magill I, 715–717]NKVDPeople’s Commisariat of Internal Affairs, USSR police agency (1934–1943) that carried out purges of the 1930s. [EB, VII: 366]OGPUsecret police agency, successor to the Cheka. [Russ. Hist.: Benét, 190]Palmer, Harryanti-hero of The Iperess File. [Am. Cinema: Herman, 28–29]Poloniusspies on Hamlet and Gertrude. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare Hamlet]Secret Agent, TheConrad’s novel of the intrigues of a foreign secret agent (1907). [Br. Lit.: Magill III, 949–951]Smershacronym for Smert Shpionam (Death to Spies), a section of the KGB. [EB, IX: 283]Smiley, GeorgeBritish Secret Service hero. [Br. Lit.: Le Cane in Drabble, 558]Solo, Napoleonsuave and debonair agent for U.N.C.L.E. [TV: “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” in Terrace, II, 60]LegalSeeSpyspying
Synonyms for spyingnoun espionageSynonyms- espionage
- reconnaissance
- infiltration
- undercover work
Synonyms for spyingnoun keeping a secret or furtive watchRelated Wordsnoun the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposesSynonymsRelated Words- espionage
- intelligence activity
- intelligence operation
- intelligence
noun the act of detecting somethingSynonyms- espial
- spotting
- catching
- detection
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