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snitched

snitched is the simple past and past participle of snitch.

Meaning of snitch

Verb

snitch (third-person singular simple present snitches, present participle snitching, simple past and past participle snitched)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
    Synonyms:
    drop a dime
  2. (intransitive, slang) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
  3. (dated, slang, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.
    • Besides, I shall require your help in snitching the pig. But I was forgetting. You are not abreast of that side of our activities, are you? Emsworth has a pig. The Duke wants it.1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
    Synonyms:
    filch

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Phrases with snitched

Questions about snitched

What is snitched the simple past and past participle of?
Snitched is the simple past and past participle of snitch.

Words near snitched in the dictionary

  1. snitch up
  2. snitch-jacket
  3. snitch-jacketed
  4. snitch-jacketing
  5. snitch-jackets
  6. snitched
  7. snitched up
  8. snitchee
  9. snitchees
  10. snitcher
  11. snitchers

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