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Spook Verb Spuːk  Word Origin Spooked Noun Bre

Front spook
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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