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▸ noun: (American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To act as a spy.
▸ verb: (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
▸ verb: (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
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double agent,
secret agent,
undercover agent,
covert agent,
field agent,
operative,
informant,
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german,
british,
russian,
soviet,
american,
french,
english,
turkish,
confederate,
communist,
japanese
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