TELL ON as VERB

1. Meaning
   • produce an affect or strain on somebody
   Usage Example(s)
   • Each step told on his tired legs
   Hypernyms(s) tell on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • bear upon (what does bear upon mean?)
   • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
   • touch on (what does touch on mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
2. Meaning
   • give away information about somebody
   Synonym(s)
   • betray (what does betray mean?)
   • denounce (what does denounce mean?)
   • give away (what does give away mean?)
   • grass (what does grass mean?)
   • rat (what does rat mean?)
   • shit (what does shit mean?)
   • shop (what does shop mean?)
   • snitch (what does snitch mean?)
   • stag (what does stag mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
   Hypernyms(s) tell on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inform (what does inform mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sell out (what does sell out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fink (what does fink mean?)
   • snitch (what does snitch mean?)
   • snitcher (what does snitcher mean?)
   • stoolpigeon (what does stoolpigeon mean?)
   • stoolie (what does stoolie mean?)
   • sneak (what does sneak mean?)
   • sneaker (what does sneaker mean?)
   • canary (what does canary mean?)
   • fink (what does fink mean?)
   • snitch (what does snitch mean?)
   • snitcher (what does snitcher mean?)
   • stoolpigeon (what does stoolpigeon mean?)
   • stoolie (what does stoolie mean?)
   • sneak (what does sneak mean?)
   • sneaker (what does sneaker mean?)
   • canary (what does canary mean?)
   • shit (what does shit mean?)
   • dump (what does dump mean?)
   • crap (what does crap mean?)
   • dirt (what does dirt mean?)
   • shit (what does shit mean?)
   • shite (what does shite mean?)
   • poop (what does poop mean?)
   • turd (what does turd mean?)
   • informer (what does informer mean?)
   • betrayer (what does betrayer mean?)
   • rat (what does rat mean?)
   • squealer (what does squealer mean?)
   • blabber (what does blabber mean?)
   • deserter (what does deserter mean?)
   • apostate (what does apostate mean?)
   • renegade (what does renegade mean?)
   • turncoat (what does turncoat mean?)
   • recreant (what does recreant mean?)
   • ratter (what does ratter mean?)
   • informing (what does informing mean?)
   • ratting (what does ratting mean?)
   • informer (what does informer mean?)
   • betrayer (what does betrayer mean?)
   • rat (what does rat mean?)
   • squealer (what does squealer mean?)
   • blabber (what does blabber mean?)