spook in English
- spook⇄noun 1. (Informal.) a ghost; specter.
Ex. There did I see a spook, sure enough--milk-white and moving round (E. G. Paige).
(SYN) wraith, apparition.
2. (U.S. Slang.)
a. a spy.
b. a Negro (used in an unfriendly way). - spook⇄spook, noun, verb.
- spook⇄v.i. (Informal.) to become frightened.
Ex. He spooks at the slightest noise. - spook⇄v.t. (Informal.)1. to scare; frighten.
Ex. Lights on the water during night fishing are apt to spook the fish away (Wall Street Journal).
2. to haunt (a person or place).