snoop
verbosubstantivoatestado nos diálogos
- //snuːp//
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
verbo
- 1
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
- 2
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
- 3
antiquadoTo steal.
'What on earth do Coker and his parcel of tuck matter to us? You're not thinking of snooping his tuck, I suppose, like Bunter.'
Etimologia
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”) or maybe Old Norse snópa (“to idle about dismally”), or (“to use a blood found”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
substantivo
- 1
The act of snooping.
- 2
One who snoops.
Be careful what you say around Gene because he's the bosses' snoop.
- 3
A private detective.
She hired a snoop to find out if her husband was having an affair.
Garrison's snoops regularly stole Kirkwood's mail while he was in New Orleans—only a federal offense.
Formas
- plural
- snoops
- pretérito
- snooped
- particípio passado
- snooped
- gerúndio
- snooping
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- snoops
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