Tra từ spy - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
undercover agent
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
• Hyponyms:
counterspy, mole, double agent, espionage agent, foreign agent,
infiltrator, sleeper
• Instance Hyponyms:
Mata Hari, Margarete Gertrud Zelle
2. a secret watcher;
someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
• Hypernyms:
spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker
• Hyponyms:
snoop, snooper, tail, shadow, shadower

II - verb

1. catch sight of (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
descry, spot, espy
• Derivationally related forms:
spying, espial (for: espy), spotter (for: spot), spotting (for: spot)
• Hypernyms:
sight
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
stag, snoop, sleuth
• Derivationally related forms:
sleuthing (for: sleuth), sleuth (for: sleuth), snooper (for: snoop), snoop (for: snoop), spying
• Hypernyms:
monitor, supervise
• Entailment:
investigate, inquire, enquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. catch sight of;
to perceive with the eyes
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
• Syn:
sight
• Derivationally related forms:
sight (for: sight), sighting (for: sight)
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Hyponyms:
descry, spot, espy, detect, observe,
find, discover, notice
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. secretly collect sensitive or classified information;
engage in espionage
- spy for the Russians
• Derivationally related forms:
spying
• Hypernyms:
investigate, inquire, enquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP