watch
verb
to look at someone or something for a period of time
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verb
to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something
to watch an activity or event without taking part in it
to watch someone carefully to make sure that they are safe or that they do not do something bad
to pay attention so that you will see something when it arrives or happens
to watch someone while they are doing something, usually in order to make sure that they are doing it correctly
to watch someone secretly so that you know everything that they do
to be watching carefully in order to find, obtain, or avoid someone or something
to watch someone very carefully, especially in order to find out if they are doing something wrong or illegal
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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