TELL ON Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase tell on. (close relations)
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| betray | verbv | |||||
verb • reveal unintentionally • deliver to an enemy by treachery • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • give away information about somebody • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
| rat | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure verb • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage • employ scabs or strike breakers in • take the place of work of someone on strike • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat • catch rats, especially with dogs • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| snitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| divulge | verbv | |||||
verb • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||||||
| expose | verbv | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
| inform | verbv | |||||
verb • impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to • give character or essence to • act as an informer | ||||||
| reveal | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make manifest • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • disclose directly or through prophets | ||||||
| squeal | verbv | |||||
noun • a high-pitched howl verb • utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs • confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | ||||||
| tattle | verbv | |||||
noun • disclosing information or giving evidence about another verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • divulge confidential information or secrets | ||||||
| denounce | verbv | |||||
verb • speak out against • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful • announce the termination of, as of treaties • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| grass | nounn | |||||
noun • German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) • narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay • a police informer who implicates many people • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle • street names for marijuana verb • shoot down, of birds • cover with grass • spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach • feed with grass • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| shop | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services • small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done • a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity) verb • do one's shopping • do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of • shop around; not necessarily buying • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| stag | nounn | |||||
noun • a male deer, especially an adult male red deer • adult male deer verb • attend a dance or a party without a female companion • give away information about somebody • watch, observe, or inquire secretly | ||||||
| give away | verbv | |||||
verb • make a gift of • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father • give away information about somebody | ||||||
