| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A shrill, short cry: yap, yawp, yelp, yip. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. Slang. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tattle, tip3 (off). Informal : fink. Slang : rat, sing, snitch, stool. Idioms: blow the whistle. See KNOWLEDGE, LAW. 2. To utter a shrill, short cry: yap, yawp, yelp, yip. See SOUNDS.
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