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snitch

snitch

 
pronunciation:
snIch
parts of speech:
transitive verb, noun
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: snitches, snitching, snitched
definition 1: (informal) to steal (small items of little value); pilfer.
He snitched some coins from her pocket.
definition 2: (informal) to tell someone in authority what another person has done, which will likely bring trouble to that other person (often fol. by "on").
If I did anything wrong as a child, my sister would always snitch on me to my parents.If you hadn't snitched on me, I wouldn't be in this trouble.
similar words:
betray
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part of speech: noun
definition: (informal) a person who reveals something that another person has done to someone who has authority over that person.
You snitch! You got me in big trouble!