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| eavesdropping | |
| 1. n. Listening secretly to private conversation of others. |  |
| 2. n. (telecoms) The interception of electronic communication. | |
| eavesdrop | |
| 1. v. To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in. | |
| I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal. | |
| 2. n. The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house | |
| 3. n. The space around a house on which such water drips | |
| 4. n. A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building | |
| 5. n. The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard | |
