snoop around

  • 11snoop — informal ► VERB ▪ investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something. ► NOUN 1) an act of snooping. 2) a person who snoops. DERIVATIVES snooper noun. ORIGIN Dutch snœpen eat on the sly …

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  • 12Snoop Dogg discography — Infobox Artist Discography Artist = Snoop Dogg Image size = Caption = Studio = 10 Studio link = Solo Live = Live link = Compilation = 5 Comp link = Compilations Internet = Internet link = Video = Video link = Music videos = 28 MV link = Music… …

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  • 13snoop — snoop1 [ snup ] verb intransitive 1. ) to secretly try to get information that someone would not want you to have: She s been snooping around asking questions. Somebody went snooping through my desk while I was gone. 2. ) snoop on to watch… …

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  • 14snoop — 1. in. to prowl around looking for something. □ What are you snooping around here for? □ Somebody was around here snooping and asking questions. 2. n. someone who prowls around looking for something. □ Don’t be a snoop …

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  • 15snoop — verb (I) to try to find out about someone s private affairs by secretly looking in their house, examining their possessions etc (+ around/about): I caught him snooping around in my office. snoop noun (singular) snooper noun (C) …

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  • 16snoop — 1. verb a) To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen If I had not snooped on her, I wouldnt have found out that she lied about her degree. b) To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. 2. noun …

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  • 17snoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, pry; investigate, probe; meddle; play detective. n. snooper, pry; meddler, busybody. See curiosity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. busybody, eavesdropper, gossip. II v. spy, nose… …

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  • 18snoop — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, backseat driver, busybody, butt in, buttinsky, eavesdropper, fool with, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, interfere, intermeddle,… …

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  • 19snoop — informal verb investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something. noun 1》 an act of snooping. 2》 a person who snoops. Derivatives snooper noun snoopy adjective Origin C19: from Du. snœpen eat on the sly …

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  • 20snoop — v. & n. colloq. v.intr. 1 pry into matters one need not be concerned with. 2 (often foll. by about, around) investigate in order to find out transgressions of the law etc. n. 1 an act of snooping. 2 a person who snoops; a detective. Derivatives:… …

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