| NOUN | person | nark, copper's nark | an informer or spy working for the police |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | nark, narc, narcotics agent | a lawman concerned with narcotics violations | |
| VERB | emotion | nark, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | cause annoyance in |
| communication | nark | inform or spy (for the police) |
| Meaning | An informer or spy working for the police. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | copper's nark | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber | One who reveals confidential information in return for money |
| Spanish | soplon | |
| Verbs | nark | inform or spy (for the police) |
| Meaning | A lawman concerned with narcotics violations. | |
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| Synonyms | narc, narcotics agent | |
| Broader | lawman, law officer, peace officer | An officer of the law |
| Spanish | agente de narcóticos | |
| Catalan | agent de narcòtics | |
| Meaning | Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to nark Sue | |
| Synonyms | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | |
| Narrower | antagonize, antagonise | Provoke the hostility of |
| eat into, fret, rankle, grate | gnaw into | |
| fret | Cause annoyance in | |
| get, get under one's skin | irritate | |
| harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically | |
| peeve | Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | |
| ruffle | Trouble or vex | |
| Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
| Similar to | chafe | Feel extreme / extreme irritation or anger |
| Spanish | agobiar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vejar | |
| Catalan | amoïnar, atabalar, enfadar, fastidiar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, mortificar, provocar, vexar | |
| Meaning | inform or spy (for the police) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | chivar | |
| Nouns | nark | an informer or spy working for the police |
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