Definition of sing

sing

verb - intransitive

to tell the authorities details of a crime; "rat out".
If he gets arrested, he's gonna sing like a canary.
- See more words with the same meaning: to betray.
Last edited on Feb 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
to confess a crime.
Did the suspect sing?
- See more words with the same meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess.
Last edited on Feb 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess':
on baby	Definitions include: used when you need to get your point across.
rep	Definitions include: to "represent".
swear down	Definitions include: to promise that what one is saying is true.
eye-opener	Definitions include: an event that makes one realize the truth about something.
fess up	Definitions include: to confess.
straight up	Definitions include: truthfully.
be real	Definitions include: to act as oneself - to not put on a facade.
cereal	Definitions include: serious, not kidding.
fess	Definitions include: to waste time in order to avoid confrontation or a potentially uncomfortable situation.
squawk	Definitions include: to inform about a crime.
*dead ss**	Definitions include: "serious"; "not lying".
for real though	Definitions include: "for real though", i.e. "seriously though".
be ugly	Definitions include: to act without worrying about decorum.
be straight-up	Definitions include: to be truthful.
true do	Definitions include: honestly.
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Other terms relating to 'to betray':
drop a dime	Definitions include: to inform the authorities (e.g. police) that someone was involved in a crime.
tattle tail	Definitions include: fairly common misspelling of tattle tale.
cross	Definitions include: to do something bad to a person.
rat out	Definitions include: to report misdeeds to an authority; "narc", "snitch".
narc	Definitions include: to report misdeeds to authorities or authority figures; "tell on".
go green	Definitions include: to betray, to wrong.
backstabber	Definitions include: a traitor.
squawk	Definitions include: to inform about a crime.
deep throat	Definitions include: to perform fellatio in which the penetration is deep.
snitch	Definitions include: to inform on (i.e. report the misdeeds) of someone else; "tattle".
squeal	Definitions include: to tell on.
roll over on	Definitions include: to inform the authorities of a person's involvement in a crime, for personal benefit.
finger	Definitions include: to look up someone on the internet.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'sing':
all-singing all-dancing	Definitions include: full-featured.
sing like a canary	Definitions include: to provide the police with information that may incriminate another party.