2. Verb. (third-person singular of eavesdrop) ¹
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Definition of Eavesdrops
1. eavesdrop [v] - See also: eavesdrop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eavesdrops
Literary usage of Eavesdrops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Confronting Substance Abuse: An Action Plan for Change (1993)
"The grant has also allowed the State's Attorney's Office to purchase sophisticated
eavesdropping equipment and to extensively use court-ordered eavesdrops ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"But how the lean demigod, now shorn of his splendor, had to lurk in barns, to
roam over harrowed fields, panting for life; and to wait under eavesdrops, ..."
3. The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle (1838)
"But how the lean demigod, now shorn of his splendor, had to lurk in barns, to
roam over harrowed fields, panting for life; and to wait under eavesdrops, ..."
4. Testing in American Schools: Asking the Right Questions (1992)
"... calls on them to do problems at the blackboard, poses questions and invites
answers, and eavesdrops while his students work in small groups. ..."
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