spy
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q9352089}} A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- {{lb|en|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
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[act]] as a [[spy#Noun|spy]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[spot]]; to [[catch]] [[sight]] [[of]]; to [[espy]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[search]] narrowly; to [[scrutinize]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[explore]]; to [[see]]; to [[view]]; [[inspect]] and [[examine]] secretly, as a [[country]].
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