English noun: snitch | |||
1. | snitch (person) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | ||
Synonyms | canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer | ||
English verb: snitch | |||
1. | snitch (possession) take by theft | ||
Samples | Someone snitched my wallet!. | ||
Synonyms | cop, glom, hook, knock off, thieve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
2. | snitch (communication) give away information about somebody | ||
Samples | He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam. | ||
Synonyms | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, stag, tell on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sell out | ||