snitch up
snitch up · snitches up · snitched up · snitching up
To come forward and snitch on someoneTo come forward and snitch on someone.
Meaning
1 sensesTo come forward and snitch on someone.
Origin
Perhaps a blend of snitch (on) + fess up.Perhaps a blend of snitch (on) + fess up.
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Forms
snitches up, snitching up, snitched up, snitched up| Base form | snitch up · to snitch up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snitches up |
| Present participle | snitching up |
| Past simple | snitched up |
| Past participle | snitched up |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtattletale
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.