spook

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Synonyms: spoof, spool, shook, spock, spoor, spork, spoom, stook, sook, sponk, spoo

Antonyms: spoof, spool, shook, spock, spoor, spork, spoom, stook, sook, sponk, spoo

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[ghost]] or [[phantom]].
2. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[scare]] or [[fright]].
3. {{lb|en|espionage|slang}} An [[undercover]] [[agent]], [[spy]]{{,}} or [[intelligence analyst]].
4. {{lb|en|slang|dated|offensive|ethnic slur}} A black person.
5. {{lb|en|philosophy}} A [[metaphysical]] [[manifestation]]; an [[artificial]] [[distinction]] or [[construct]].
6. {{lb|en|US|slang|medicine}} A [[psychiatrist]].
7. {{lb|en|slang|gambling}} A player who engages in [[hole carding]] by attempting to glimpse the dealer's [[hole card]] when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a [[blackjack]] is present.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[frighten]]ed (by something startling).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[haunt]].

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