listen in (v)
eavesdrop (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 39
def listen without the speaker's knowledge
examples the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Hypernym listen
Derivationally related form eavesdrop → eavesdropper
Hyponym wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
Incoming links
Derivationally related form eavesdropper → eavesdrop
Also see listen → listen in
Hyponym listen
Hypernym wiretap, tap, intercept, bug

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