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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

dime out

dime out · dimes out · dimed out · diming out

To report to the authoritiesTo report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.

» Tom dimed Mary out.

Meaning

1 senses

To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.

Examples

1 sentences

Tom dimed Mary out.
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Origin

See dime (“inform on”, verb).

See dime (“inform on”, verb).

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Forms

dimes out, diming out, dimed out, dimed out

Base form	dime out · to dime out
3rd person singular	dimes out
Present participle	diming out
Past simple	dimed out
Past participle	dimed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dime out
he, she, it	dimes out

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dimed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dimed out
he, she, it	has dimed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dime out

Synonyms

35 synonyms

dimeB2 denounceC2 fingerB1 informB1 peachB2 singA1 tellA1 drop a dime drop a dime on someone bewray blow the whistle clepe dob fink

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

dimB2 dimeB2 dimensionB2 dimensional diminishC2

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