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spook

/spuːk/noun

उच्चारण स्पूक

भूत, प्रेत

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal

    a ghost

    भूत, प्रेत

    • Children believe that spooks live in the old fort.
    • The children swore that a spook lived in the abandoned house.

    Synonyms ghost spirit phantom spectre

  2. 2

    [C] informal, especially North American

    a spy

    जासूस

    • He spent years working as a government spook.
    • The novel tells the story of a retired spook.

    Synonyms spy agent

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I] informal

    to frighten a person or an animal; to become frightened

    डराना, घबरा देना, घबराना

    • The loud noise spooked the horses.
    • Investors were spooked by the sudden fall in prices.

    Synonyms frighten scare startle unnerve alarm

    Opposite calm reassure

◇Word family
spooky adjective