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- pronunciation:
- snIch
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- 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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related words: |
liberate, pick, steal |
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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! |
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