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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spy \Spy\ (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied} (sp[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. {Espy}, v. t., {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect}, {Conspicuous}, {Despise}, {Frontispiece}, {Inspect}, {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope}, {Specimen}, {Spectacle}, {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice}, {Spite}, {Suspicion}.] 1. To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see. [1913 Webster] One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To discover by close search or examination. [1913 Webster] Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. [1913 Webster] Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. --Num. xxi. 32. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spy \Spy\, v. i. To search narrowly; to scrutinize. [1913 Webster] It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spy \Spy\, n.; pl. {Spies} (sp[imac]z). [See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Espy}, n.] 1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others. "These wretched spies of wit." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer. [1913 Webster] {Spy money}, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or secret intelligence regarding the enemy. {Spy Wednesday} (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Emissary}, and {Scout}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: spy n 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 [syn: {spy}, {undercover agent}] 2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] 2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {spy}, {stag}, {snoop}, {sleuth}] 3: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" [syn: {spy}, {sight}] 4: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: spy throw up; vomit