narkverb
uk/nɑːk/us/nɑːrk/nark verb (ANNOY)
[ T usually passive ] UK slang old-fashioned to annoy someone:
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- nose
- ruffle
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- tee
- toe
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nark verb (TELL POLICE)
[ I ] US slang to secretly tell the police or someone in authority about something bad or illegal that someone has done
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- emerge
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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narknoun [ C ]
uk/nɑːk/us/nɑːrk/nark noun [ C ] (CRIMINAL)
UK slang a person, especially a criminal, who gives the police information about other criminals:
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People who reveal secrets & tell tales
- big mouth
- blabbermouth
- dobber
- fink
- grass
- informer
- rat
- rumour-monger
- scandalmonger
- scaremonger
- sneak
- snitch
- source
- stool pigeon
- supergrass
- tattletale
- telltale
- whistle-blower
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nark noun [ C ] (POLICE OFFICER)
US slang also narc a police officer whose job is to catch people who produce, sell, or use illegal drugs
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People who work for the police service
- bobby
- cadet
- chaperone
- chief constable
- constable
- cop
- fed
- G-man
- inspector
- Mountie
- officer
- outrider
- patrolman
- police officer
- policeman
- policewoman
- prefect
- sepoy
- trooper
- WPC
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nark noun [ C ] (ANNOYING PERSON)
Australian English a person who complains and spoils other people's enjoyment
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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