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Word: eavesdrop (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
  • The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
  • The space around a house on which such water drips

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Verb:

  • To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.

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