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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. 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.

  5. 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.

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

    1. countable noun. A spook is a ghost. [informal] 2. countable noun. A spook is a spy. [US, informal] ...as a U.S. intelligence spook said yesterday. Synonyms: spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent More Synonyms of spook. 3. verb. If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous. [mainly US]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spookSpook - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    a mental representation of some haunting experience. synonyms: ghost, shade, specter, spectre, wraith. see more. noun. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric. synonyms: creep, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy. see more. verb. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.

  8. 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.

  9. 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...

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySPOOK - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "SPOOK": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › spooks'SPOOK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    When referring to a black person, the term spook dates back to the 1940s. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. Black pilots who trained at Tuskegee Institute during World War II were called the Spookwaffe.