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outspy

outspy verb: to surpass in spying.

Verb

outspy (third-person singular simple present outspies, present participle outspying, simple past and past participle outspied)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in spying.
    • Comrade Zelenko, as a spy, you are worthless! That girl could outspy you any day.1939, Anna M. Kluchansky, Commissar Krilenko, page 178

Forms of outspy

third-person singular presentoutspies
present participleoutspying
past participleoutspied
pastoutspied

Origin of outspy

From out- + spy.

Questions about outspy

What does outspy mean?
Outspy means to surpass in spying.
What part of speech is outspy?
Outspy is a verb.
What is the past tense of outspy?
The past tense of outspy is outspied.

Words near outspy in the dictionary

  1. outspun
  2. outspurt
  3. outspurted
  4. outspurting
  5. outspurts
  6. outspy
  7. outspying
  8. outsquat
  9. outsquats
  10. outsquatted
  11. outsquatting

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