spy
1. spy \'spi-\ vb or spied; or spy.ing [ME spien, fr. OF espier, of Gmc
origin; akin to OHG speho-n)X to spy; akin to L specere to look, look at,
species appearance, species, Gk skeptesthai & skopein to watch, look at,
consider 1: to watch secretly usu. for hostile purposes : SCOUT 2: to
catch sight of : SEE 3: to search or look for intensively 1: to observe
or search for something : LOOK 2: to watch secretly as a spy
2. spy n or spies pl 1: one that spies : 1a: one who keeps secret watch
on a person or thing to obtain information 1b: one who acts in a
clandestine manner or on false pretenses to obtain in formation in the zone
of operations of a belligerent with the intention of communicating it to
the hostile party 2: an act of spying