Snitch (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She snitched on her coworker who was embezzling company funds to the authorities.
- The teenager was shunned by his friends after he snitched on the party to his parents.
- He was reluctant to snitch on his sibling who had broken their mother's vase.
- If you snitch on me, I'll never trust you again, warned the friend.
- The informant chose not to snitch on the notorious gang leader for fear of his own life.
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Meaning 2
Take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Someone snitched my phone while I was at the party.
- The thief snitched my purse right under my nose.
- A sneaky shoplifter snitched a bunch of expensive clothes.
- Last week, someone snitched my headphones from my office.
- The pickpocket snitched a tourist's wallet in the crowded subway.