eavesdrop

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To hear (intentionally) 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. fiil To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.

   “[…] Eastern Red Bat will eavesdrop on the sonar calls of other red bats to locate potential insect prey.”

3. isim The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
4. isim The space around a house on which such water drips.
5. isim A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
6. isim The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.

   “Were you having a little eavesdrop on us last night?”