snoop (verb)

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• snoop´er — snoop «snoop», verb, noun. Informal. –v.i. to go about in a sneaking, prying way; pry; prowl: »The old lady snooped into everybody s business. He did not remain…where he belonged, but snooped all over the island (Sinclair Lewis). –n. a person who …   Useful english dictionary

• snoop — index spy (noun), spy (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• snoop — verb (I) to try to find out about someone s private affairs by secretly looking in their house, examining their possessions etc (+ around/about): I caught him snooping around in my office. snoop noun (singular) snooper noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snoop — informal ► VERB ▪ investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something. ► NOUN 1) an act of snooping. 2) a person who snoops. DERIVATIVES snooper noun. ORIGIN Dutch snœpen eat on the sly …   English terms dictionary

• snoop — [[t]snu͟ːp[/t]] snoops, snooping, snooped 1) VERB If someone snoops around a place, they secretly look around it in order to find out things. [V adv/prep] Ricardo was the one she d seen snooping around Kim s hotel room. [Also V] Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• snoop — I UK [snuːp] / US [snup] verb [intransitive] Word forms snoop : present tense I/you/we/they snoop he/she/it snoops present participle snooping past tense snooped past participle snooped 1) to secretly try to get information that someone would not …   English dictionary

• snoop — snoop1 [ snup ] verb intransitive 1. ) to secretly try to get information that someone would not want you to have: She s been snooping around asking questions. Somebody went snooping through my desk while I was gone. 2. ) snoop on to watch… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• snoop — 1. verb a) To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen If I had not snooped on her, I wouldnt have found out that she lied about her degree. b) To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. 2. noun …   Wiktionary

• snoop — 1. verb 1) don t snoop into our affairs Syn: pry into, inquire into/about, be inquisitive about/of, be curious about, poke about/around, be a busybody about, poke one s nose into; interfere in/with, meddle in/with, intrude on; informal be nosy… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• snoop — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Dutch snoepen to buy or eat on the sly; akin to Dutch snappen to snap Date: 1832 to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner • snooper noun II. noun Date: circa 1890 one that snoops …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• snoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, pry; investigate, probe; meddle; play detective. n. snooper, pry; meddler, busybody. See curiosity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. busybody, eavesdropper, gossip. II v. spy, nose… …   English dictionary for students