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Eavesdrop vs Eavedrop - What's the difference?

eavesdrop | eavedrop |

As nouns the difference between eavesdrop and eavedrop

is that eavesdrop is the dripping of rain from the eaves of a house while eavedrop is a drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.

As a verb eavesdrop

is (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear)To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.

eavesdrop

English

Verb

(eavesdropp)
  • (senseid)To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
    • I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.

    Usage notes

    To eavesdrop usually implies the listener is purposefully trying to hear the conversation of others. To (overhear) is more often accidental.

    Synonyms

    * (hear conversation one is not intended to hear) overhear

    Derived terms

    * eavesdropper

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
  • The space around a house on which such water drips
  • A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
  • The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard

    • Synonyms

    * eavesdrip

    eavedrop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drop falling from the eaves of a building; an eavesdrop.
    • (Tennyson)
    (Webster 1913)