Eavesdrop

To eavesdrop, used as a verb, refers to eavesdropping, the act of surreptitiously listening to a private conversation.

As a noun, in Architecture, it can refer to: ''Eavesdrop or eavesdrip, the width of ground around a house or building which receives the rain water dropping from the eaves.
''an'' eavesdrop — a small hole under the eaves used to listen in (eavesdrop, see above) on the conversation of persons awaiting admission to the building.

In Film: Eavesdrop (film), the 2008 movie written and directed by Matthew Miele and produced by Chris Fetchko.