FINK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fink mean? 

• FINK (noun)
  The noun FINK has 1 sense:

1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

  Familiarity information: FINK used as a noun is very rare.

• FINK (verb)
  The verb FINK has 2 senses:

1. take the place of work of someone on strike

2. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

  Familiarity information: FINK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

canary; fink; sneak; sneaker; snitch; snitcher; stool pigeon; stoolie; stoolpigeon

Hypernyms ("fink" is a kind of...):

betrayer; blabber; informer; rat; squealer (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)

Derivation:

fink (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)

• FINK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fink    ... he / she / it finks   
Past simple: finked   
Past participle: finked   
-ing form: finking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

blackleg; fink; rat; scab

Hypernyms (to "fink" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

confess; fink; squeal

Hypernyms (to "fink" is one way to...):

acknowledge; admit (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

fink (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)