Spook has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
2
a mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Verb
1
frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action
"The noise spooked the horse"
2
To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
Example Sentences
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
noun
"it aroused specters from his past"
noun
"The noise spooked the horse"
verb
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