Thesaurus: eavesdrop
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
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- v. i. To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
- n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
- v. listen without the speaker's knowledge
- To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
- To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of ahouse, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, tolisten secretly to what is said in private.To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.
- v:100 v listen without the speaker's knowledge