nnoun.person(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitorsTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:undercover agent
Derivationally Related Form:spy
Hypernyms:intelligence agent intelligence officer operative secret agent
Inherited Hypernyms:spysecret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spysecret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterspydouble agentespionage agentforeign agentinfiltratormolesleeper
Instance Hyponyms:Margarete Gertrud Zelle Mata Hari
Full Hyponyms:counterspydouble agentespionage agentforeign agentinfiltratorsleeper
nnoun.persona secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other peopleExamples:- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
Derivationally Related Form:spy
Hypernyms:looker spectator viewer watcher witness
Inherited Hypernyms:spyspectatorperceiverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spyspectatorperceiverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:shadowshadowersnoopsnoopertail
Full Hyponyms:eavesdroppersnooptailtapper
vverb.perceptioncatch sight ofSynset:descry espy spot
Derivationally Related Form:spyingspotterspottingespial
Hypernyms:sight spy
Inherited Hypernyms:descryspyperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationwatch, observe, or inquire secretlySynset:sleuth snoop stag
Derivationally Related Form:snoopspyingsleuthingspysnoopersleuth
Hypernyms:monitor supervise
Inherited Hypernyms:spymonitorobservewatch
Entailment:enquire inquire investigate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.perceptioncatch sight of; to perceive with the eyesSynset:sight
Examples:- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
Derivationally Related Form:sightingsight
Hypernyms:comprehend perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:spyperceive
Direct Hyponyms:descrydetectdiscoverespyfindnoticeobservespotspy
Full Troponyms:descrydetectfind outinstantiateseesensetrace
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationsecretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionageDerivationally Related Form:spyspying
Hypernyms:enquire inquire investigate
Inherited Hypernyms:spyinvestigateprobeinvestigateanalyze
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP