tell on
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give away information about somebody
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
produce an effect or strain on somebody
Each step told on his tired legs
Types & categories
- affect hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | informing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | canary |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | squealer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dump |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poop |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sell out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |