|  snitch 
 
 someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
 • Syn:
 fink, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie,
 sneak, sneaker, canary
 • Derivationally related forms:
 snitch (for: snitcher), fink (for: fink)
 • Hypernyms:
 informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
 
 1. give away information about somebody
 - He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
 • Syn:
 denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat,
 grass, shit, shop, stag
 • Derivationally related forms:
 snitcher, shit (for: shit), rat (for: rat), ratter (for: rat), ratting (for: rat), betrayer (for: betray)
 • Hypernyms:
 inform
 • Hyponyms:
 sell out
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 - Somebody ----s PP  (for: stag)
 - Somebody ----s PP
 - Somebody ----s PP  (for: shop)
 - Somebody ----s PP  (for: shit)
 - Somebody ----s PP  (for: grass)
 - Somebody ----s PP  (for: rat)
 2. take by theft
 - Someone snitched my wallet!
 • Syn:
 hook, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
 • Derivationally related forms:
 thieving (for: thieve), thievery (for: thieve), snitcher
 • Hypernyms:
 steal
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 
 
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