Search Result for "tell on":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. give away information about somebody;
- Example: "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
[syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag]

2. produce an effect or strain on somebody;
- Example: "Each step told on his tired legs"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tell on
    v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
         classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce,
         tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit,
         shop, snitch, stag]
    2: produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on
       his tired legs"