eaves|drop

eaves|drop
eaves|drop «EEVZ DROP», verb, -dropped, -drop|ping, noun.
–v.i.
to listen to talk one is not supposed to hear; listen secretly to a private conversation: »

Both travel widely and eavesdrop in trains and hotels for political intelligence (Newsweek).

–v.t.
Archaic. to listen to secretly.
–n.
1. water dripping from eaves.
2. the ground directly beneath the eaves of a building.
3. an act or instance of eavesdropping: »

The statute places no termination date on the eavesdrop once the conversation sought is seized (Time).

╂[< earlier sense of “standing under the eaves in order to listen,” Old English yfesdrype the dripping of rainwater from eaves]

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