SNOOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snoop mean? 

• SNOOP (noun)
  The noun SNOOP has 1 sense:

1. a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

  Familiarity information: SNOOP used as a noun is very rare.

• SNOOP (verb)
  The verb SNOOP has 1 sense:

1. watch, observe, or inquire secretly

  Familiarity information: SNOOP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNOOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

snoop; snooper

Hypernyms ("snoop" is a kind of...):

spy (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snoop"):

eavesdropper (a secret listener to private conversations)

Derivation:

snoop (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)

snoopy (offensively curious or inquisitive)

• SNOOP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they snoop    ... he / she / it snoops   
Past simple: snooped   
Past participle: snooped   
-ing form: snooping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

sleuth; snoop; spy; stag

Hypernyms (to "snoop" is one way to...):

monitor; supervise (keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance)

"Snoop" entails doing...:

enquire; inquire; investigate (conduct an inquiry or investigation of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

snoop; snooper (a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others)