Definitions

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  • noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
  • verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  • verb take the place of work of someone on strike

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Examples

  • Bubblegum Fink is a perverse genius dedicated to creating bubblegum card series for films that never got bubblegum cards.

    Boing Boing: August 6, 2006 - August 12, 2006 Archives 2006

  • "When you're looking at something with your eyes, there's a particular direction you're looking in," says Ayman Abouraddy a research scientist in Fink's lab.

    Boing Boing: July 16, 2006 - July 22, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Also, it occurred to me that what's in the box in Barton Fink is Schrödinger’s cat.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Also, it occurred to me that what's in the box in Barton Fink is Schrödinger’s cat.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Richard Paul Fink is also excellent as Alberich not overplaying the character’s pathetic qualities.

    The Mortgage Crisis - 2008

  • Richard Paul Fink is also excellent as Alberich not overplaying the character’s pathetic qualities.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • "We won't get any farther here," called Fink as he surveyed the enemy column through his sight.

    Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

  • UGA President Michael Adams called Fink "a dear personal friend and the consummate colleague and teacher."

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • UGA President Michael Adams called Fink "a dear personal friend and the consummate colleague and teacher."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Howard Finkel, also known as The Fink, is probably one of the most well-known ring announcers of the era, and he does a great job announcing all of the wrestlers, especially during title changes.

    unknown title 2009

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