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to peach

to peach

2 9.9
To tell authorities secret information about someone to get them in trouble
  • verb
  • /piːtʃ/
  • Archaic
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  • After he was arrested, he decided to peach on his accomplices to get a lighter sentence.

Examples

Synonyms

to tell
vsto peach
2.7

Report someone's actions to the police or an authority

is the same but emphasizes secret betrayal of trust to authorities
to talk
vsto peach
  • Informal
435 6.1

Tell secrets or private facts because of pressure

is intentional reporting to authorities, not merely pressured or accidental revealing
to spill
vsto peach
164 4.5

To reveal secret information, often by mistake

is intentional betrayal aimed at authorities rather than accidental disclosure
to betray
vsto peach
143 4.6

Tell someone's secret to other people

is narrower, focusing specifically on informing authorities rather than any exposure
to rat out
vsto peach
  • Informal
76 8.6

To tell the police or another authority about someone's bad action, betraying their trust

is the same betrayal focused on informing officials rather than general disclosure
to sing
vsto peach
  • Slang
70 8.4

To tell secret information to the police or other officials

is the same betrayal by revealing secrets rather than other forms of exposing
to inform
vsto peach
41 6.8

To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions

is the same but stresses betrayal by revealing confidential secrets to authorities
to snitch
vsto peach
  • Slang
36 7.9

To secretly tell the police or a person in charge about someone's bad actions

is the same act of betraying by telling authorities rather than other acts of betrayal
to tattle
vsto peach
  • Informal
8 7.0

Tell a person in charge about someone else's bad actions in a childish way

is more serious, meaning intentional reporting to authorities and betraying trust

Antonyms

1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

Compounds

3 4.6

Very fine soft hair on a person's face or body

2 1.0

A tree that grows sweet, juicy peaches

An area of land with many peach trees that grow fruit

1 3.1

A hard stone in the middle of a peach that contains the seed

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

A cold sweet food made with peaches or peach flavor

1 3.0

A dessert of ice cream and peaches with raspberry sauce

1 3.2

A nickname for the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States known for its peaches

green peach aphid
  • Specialized
8.4

A small green insect that eats peach trees and other crops, often damaging them

native peach
  • Australian
8.1

An Australian fruit with red flesh used in desserts and jam

negro peach
  • Archaic
9.9

A low tropical African bush that spreads or climbs a little with round brown-red bumpy fruit

A tree with long, narrow leaves like a peach tree that grows near rivers

9.9

Hard red wood from a tropical tree with a prickly trunk used for cabinets and dye

A sweet sauce made from peaches used to add flavor to food

A garden plant with white or blue bell-shaped flowers that appears in early summer

A garden flower with groups of blue or white bell-shaped blooms

peach blight
  • Specialized
7.7

A disease that damages peach tree leaves, fruit, or branches

A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with peaches, often used in cocktails

wild peach
  • South African
7.7

A large evergreen shrub with many branches grown for its dense green leaves

How Serious

to betray
143 4.6
to snitch
  • Slang
36 7.9
to inform
41 6.8
to peach
  • Archaic
2 9.9
to tell on
  • Informal
35 4.4
to tattle
  • Informal
8 7.0

Surface Forms

peach infinitive
peached past
peached past participle
peaching present participle
peaches third person singular

Etymology

The verb peach meaning 'to inform on' is thought to come from old slang for 'to tell' rather than from the fruit; a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'spilling a secret' to the authorities.