Spook

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: spo͞ok, IPA: /spuːk/, SAMPA: /spu:k/
• Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

Spook (plural Spooks)

1. A spirit returning to haunt a place.

   The visit to the old cemetery brought scary visions of spooks and ghosts.

2. A ghost or an apparition.
3. A hobgoblin.
4. (espionage) A spy.
5. (dated, pejorative) A black person.

Verb

Spook (third-person singular simple present Spooks, present participle Spooking, simple past and past participle Spooked)

1. To scare or frighten.
2. To startle or frighten an animal