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verb
To sell all of a supply or stock of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: run out, stock out
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To abandon or betray one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage; to abandon or betray one's supporters through this change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: sell, sell the pass, sell down the river, assfuck, betray, burn, cop out, cross out, cross up, double-cross, do someone dirty, do the dirty on, false, go back on, knife, let down, play someone false, quisle, renegade, sell down, sell out, stab in the back, swike, traitorize, turncoat
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality).
To commit or abandon oneself entirely (to a cause, a team, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To sell one's commission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To hurry out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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verb
give information that compromises others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
verb
get rid of all one's merchandise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sell up, liquidize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
