Meaning of the word spook in English

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spook

US /spuːk/
UK /spuːk/

Noun

1.

informal for ghost :

Example:
The film was dreadful - all spooks and vampires.

Verb

1.

to frighten a person or animal:

Example:
Seeing the police car outside the house really spooked them.
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