let the cat out of the bag
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
divulge confidential information or secrets
Be careful--his secretary talks
Types & categories
- disclose hypernym
Related & opposite
- keep quiet antonym
- tattle derivation
- talk of the town derivation
- squealer derivation
- tattler derivation
- blabbermouthed derivation
- talk verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | keep quiet |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tattle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk of the town |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | squealer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tattler |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blabbermouthed |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | talk |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disclose |