spook

S0660800 (spo͞ok)n.1. Informal A ghost; a specter.2. Slang A secret agent; a spy.3. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.v. spooked, spook·ing, spooks v.tr.1. To haunt.2. To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: The news spooked investors, and stock prices fell.v.intr. To become frightened and nervous.

[Dutch, from Middle Dutch spooc.]

spook

(spuːk) n1. a ghost or a person suggestive of this2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US and Canadian a spy3. (Brewing) slang South African any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit: spook and diesel. vb (tr) 4. to frighten: to spook horses; to spook a person. 5. (Alternative Belief Systems) (of a ghost) to haunt[C19: Dutch spook, from Middle Low German spōk ghost] ˈspookish adj

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n. 1. a ghost; specter. 2. Informal. an espionage agent; spy. v.t. 3. to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter. 4. to frighten; scare. v.i. 5. to become frightened or scared. [1795–1805, Amer.; < Dutch; compare Middle Low German spōk] spook′er•y, n. spook′ish, adj.

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Past participle: spooked
Gerund: spooking

Imperative
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Present
I spook
you spook
he/she/it spooks
we spook
you spook
they spook

Preterite
I spooked
you spooked
he/she/it spooked
we spooked
you spooked
they spooked

Present Continuous
I am spooking
you are spooking
he/she/it is spooking
we are spooking
you are spooking
they are spooking

Present Perfect
I have spooked
you have spooked
he/she/it has spooked
we have spooked
you have spooked
they have spooked

Past Continuous
I was spooking
you were spooking
he/she/it was spooking
we were spooking
you were spooking
they were spooking

Past Perfect
I had spooked
you had spooked
he/she/it had spooked
we had spooked
you had spooked
they had spooked

Future
I will spook
you will spook
he/she/it will spook
we will spook
you will spook
they will spook

Future Perfect
I will have spooked
you will have spooked
he/she/it will have spooked
we will have spooked
you will have spooked
they will have spooked

Future Continuous
I will be spooking
you will be spooking
he/she/it will be spooking
we will be spooking
you will be spooking
they will be spooking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spooking
you have been spooking
he/she/it has been spooking
we have been spooking
you have been spooking
they have been spooking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spooking
you will have been spooking
he/she/it will have been spooking
we will have been spooking
you will have been spooking
they will have been spooking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spooking
you had been spooking
he/she/it had been spooking
we had been spooking
you had been spooking
they had been spooking

Conditional
I would spook
you would spook
he/she/it would spook
we would spook
you would spook
they would spook

Past Conditional
I would have spooked
you would have spooked
he/she/it would have spooked
we would have spooked
you would have spooked
they would have spooked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spook - someone unpleasantly strange or eccentriccreep, weirdie, weirdo, weirdydisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	spook - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, shadefantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, apparition - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
Verb	1.	spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

spook

noun1. ghost, spirit, phantom, spectre, soul, shade (literary), manes, apparition, wraith, revenant, phantasm, eidolon She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed.2. (U.S. informal) spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent, undercover agent, mole, foreign agent, fifth columnist, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) a U.S. intelligence spookverb1. frighten, alarm, scare, terrify, startle, intimidate, daunt, unnerve, petrify, scare (someone) stiff, put the wind up (someone) (informal), scare the living daylights out of (someone) (informal), make your hair stand on end (informal), get the wind up, make your blood run cold, throw into a panic, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), freeze your blood, make (someone) jump out of his skin (informal), throw into a fright But was it the wind that spooked her?

spook

noun1. Informal. A supernatural being, such as a ghost:apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.Regional: haunt.2. Informal. A person who secretly observes others to obtain information:agent, operative, spy.Idiom: secret agent.

Translations

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spook

(spuːk) noun a ghost. 鬼ˈspooky adjective eerie and suggesting the presence of ghosts. It's very spooky walking through the graveyard at night. 吓人的，使人想到鬼的 ˈspookiness noun幽灵

spook

1. A ghost or spirit, especially one that is or seems malicious. Primarily heard in US. My grandfather says this old house is filled with all manner of spooks, but I don't believe in that sort of thing.2. slang An undercover intelligence agent; a spy. Primarily heard in US. I worked as a spook in that country for nearly 40 years, gathering intel on every aspect of the government's operations. Everyone knows there are spooks in our country, just like we have spooks countries all over the world.3. offensive slang A derogatory term for a black person. Primarily heard in US. 4. verb To startle, unnerve, or unsettle someone or something. Sorry, I didn't mean to spook you! Something in these woods has spooked the horses. I can barely keep them under control! The company's downward revision of their expected sales seems to have spooked investors, as stock prices dropped by nearly 4 points this morning.

spook factory

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). "Spook" is a slang term for an undercover intelligence agent or spy. The 25-year-old from Wisconsin quickly came to be one of the top agents to come out of the spook factory. After 30 years of service in the field, I'm looking to fall back on a cushy administrative job back at the spook factory.See also: factory, spook

hot spook

slang Someone who is enjoyable to be with. Have you met Dave yet? Oh man, that kid's a hot spook—you'll love him.See also: hot, spook

spook someone or something

to startle or disorient someone or something. A snake spooked my horse, and I nearly fell off. Your warning spooked me, and I was upset for the rest of the day.

spook

1. tv. to frighten or startle someone or something. (see also spooked.) Something I did spooked the teller, and she set off the silent alarm. 2. n. a spy; a CIA (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) agent. I just learned that my uncle had been a spook for years.

spook factory

n. the CIA (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) near Washington, D.C., where spies are said to be trained. Tom got a job in the spook factory. See also: factory, spook

spooked

mod. frightened or startled. The guy looked sort of spooked. He was sweating and panting like someone had scared him to death. See also: spook

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noun ghost

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noun spy

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verb frighten

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noun a supernatural being, such as a ghost

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noun a person who secretly observes others to obtain information

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noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

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noun a mental representation of some haunting experience

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verb frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action

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