Front | spook |
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Back | spook noun, verb BrE /spuːk/ NAmE /spuːk/ noun word origin (informal) 1 a ghost a castle haunted by spooks 2 (especially NAmE) a spy a CIA spook verb verb forms word origin [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] ~ (sb/sth) (informal, especially NAmE) to frighten a person or an animal; to become frightened We were spooked by the strange noises and lights. The horse spooked at the siren. |
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