Eavesdropverb
(ambitransitive) 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.’;
Evesdropverb
See Eavesdrop.
Eavesdropverb
(zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
Eavesdropnoun
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
Eavesdropnoun
The space around a house on which such water drips.
Eavesdropnoun
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
Eavesdropnoun
(countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.
‘Were you having a little eavesdrop on us last night?’;
Eavesdropverb
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
‘To eavesdrop in disguises.’;
Eavesdropnoun
The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
Eavesdropverb
listen without the speaker's knowledge;
‘the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations’;
