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    spook
    /spuːk/

    noun

    • 1. a ghost. informal
    • 2. a spy: informal North American "a CIA spook"

    verb

    • 1. frighten; unnerve: informal "they spooked a couple of grizzly bears"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPOOK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPOOK definition: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to frighten a person or animal: . Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spookSpook Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : haunt sense 3. 2. : to make frightened or frantic : scare. especially : to startle into violent activity (such as stampeding) intransitive verb. : to become spooked. cattle spooking at shadows.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPOOK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SPOOK meaning: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to frighten a person or animal: . Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spookSPOOK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a ghost or a person suggestive of this. a spy. slang. any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit. spook and diesel. verb. to frighten. to spook a person. to spook horses. (of a ghost) to haunt. Discover More. Sensitive Note. When referring to a black person, the term spook dates back to the 1940s.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPOOK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: 1. a ghost or a person suggestive of this 2. US and Canadian a spy 3. South Africa slang any pale or colourless.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › spook_nspook, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    spook, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary. spook noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. 1. 1801–. A spectre, apparition, ghost. Often somewhat jocular or colloquial.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › spookSpook - definition of spook by The Free Dictionary

    Define spook. spook synonyms, spook pronunciation, spook translation, English dictionary definition of spook. n. 1. Informal A ghost; a specter. 2. Slang A secret agent; a spy. 3. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person. v. spooked , spook·ing...