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Meaning of 'spook' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spook [ n.]
- A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.
- The chimaera.

Meaning of 'spook' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spook [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
Example in sentence:
  • he looked like he had seen a ghost;
  • it aroused specters from his past
2 . spook [ v]
Meaning (2):
- frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
Example in sentence:
  • The noise spooked the horse

Nearby Words:

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