snooping (verb)

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• 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

• snoopervision — (snoo.pur.VIZH.un) n. A management or regulatory style characterized by intrusiveness or excessive prying. snoopervisor n. snoopervise v. Example Citation: Snoopervision has always been a concern among U.S. workers. It s not uncommon for… …   New words

• 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 — [[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 — 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

• change — [c]/tʃeɪndʒ / (say chaynj) verb (changed, changing) –verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by into) to make different; alter in condition, appearance, etc.; turn: to change one s habits. 2. to substitute another or others for; exchange for something… …  

• 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

• hunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chase, drag; pursuit, search. v. t. chase, stalk, follow, trace, pursue, run, trail, hound. v. i. shoot, poach, trap, snare, hawk, ferret. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pursuit of game] Syn …   English dictionary for students

• around — a|round [ ə raund ] function word *** Around can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We walked around the old town. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned around and smiled at me. (after the verb to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 snoopy adjective Origin C19: from Du. snœpen eat on the sly …   English new terms dictionary

• around */*/*/ — UK [əˈraʊnd] / US adverb, preposition Summary: Around can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We walked around the old town. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned around and smiled at me. (after the …   English dictionary