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English noun: spying

1. spying (act) keeping a secret or furtive watch


Broader (hypernym)vigil, watch

2. spying (act) the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes


Synonymsundercover work


Broader (hypernym)intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation


Narrower (hyponym)espionage

3. spying (act) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something


Synonymscatching, detection, espial, spotting


Broader (hypernym)discovery, find, uncovering









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