eavesdropped

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past of eavesdrop
eavesdrop
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
eavesdrop
A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
eavesdrop
{v} to listen, hearken, lurk, catch
eavesdrop
To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in
eavesdrop
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private
eavesdrop
listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"
eavesdrop
The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house
eavesdrop
The space around a house on which such water drips
eavesdrop
{f} listen in on another person's private conversation, snoop, spy
eavesdrop
If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door. = listen in + eavesdropping eaves·drop·ping foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications. + eavesdropper eavesdroppers eaves·drop·per Modern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windows or walls. to deliberately listen secretly to other people's conversations overhear (eavesdropper )
eavesdrop
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eavesdropped

    Hyphenation

    eaves·dropped

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    Etymology

    [ 'Evz-"dräp ] (intransitive verb.) 1606. probably back-formation from eavesdropper, literally, one standing under the drip from the eaves.
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