tell on

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verb

1. give away information about somebody (Freq. 1)
- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
• Syn:
denounce, betray, give away, rat, grass,
shit, shop, snitch, stag
• Derivationally related forms:
snitch (for: snitch), snitcher (for: snitch), 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 (for: snitch)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: shop)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: shit)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: grass)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: rat)
2. produce an effect or strain on somebody (Freq. 1)
- Each step told on his tired legs
• Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something