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    [Verb]  | "tell" | \ ˈtel \


    1: to relate in detail : narrate

    2: to give utterance to : say

    3: to make known : divulge, reveal

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English tellan; akin to Old High German zellen to count, tell, Old English talu tale;

    [Verb]  | "tell off" 


    1: reprimand, excoriate

    2: to number and set apart; especially : to assign to a special duty

    Origin: 1727 ;

    [Noun]  | "tell" | \ ˈtel \


    1: an inadvertent behavior or mannerism that betrays a poker player's true thoughts, intentions, or emotions

    2: a revealing gesture, expression, etc., that is likened to a poker player's tell; broadly : sign, indication

    Origin: 1974 ;

    [Noun]  | "tell" 


    1: hill, mound; specifically : an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlements

    Origin: 1840 ;

     Arabic tall;

    [Noun]  | "tell-all" | \ ˈtel-ˈȯl \


    1: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information

    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Tell el Amar*na" | \ ˈtel-ˌel-ə-ˈmär-nə \


    1: locality in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile River northwest of Asyût

    [Idiom]  | "tell a different story" 


    1: to show that something different is true from what someone says is true

    [Phrasal verb]  | "tell against" 


    1: to be a disadvantage to (someone)

    [Phrasal verb]  | "tell apart" 


    1: to see what the differences are between (people or things) : to identify (people or things that look similar to each other)

    [Verb]  | "tell" 


    1: to give an oral or written account of in some detail;


      * e.g., " ... they told the story of how they had met "




    2: to express (a thought or emotion) in words;


      * e.g., " ... just tell us what is in your heart "




    3: to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added;


      * e.g., " ... who can tell the number of grains of sand in the world? "



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    [Verb]  | "tell (of)" 


    1: to serve as a sign or symptom of;


      * e.g., " ... his poor performance in the debate tells of too little preparation "



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    [Verb]  | "tell (on)" 


    1: to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response;


      * e.g., " ... the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm "



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    2: to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities;


      * e.g., " ... detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates "



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    [Verb]  | "tell off" 


    [Adjective]  | "tell-all" 


    [Noun]  | "tell-all" 


    1: as in pathography;


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    [Noun]  | "tell-alls" 


    1: as in pathographies;


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     [ "tell" ]

    1: A sign. A behavioral clue that reveals something one tries to hide.

      * e.g.,  ... The girl looking at my boots and licking her lips was a big tell that she wanted to serve me. 

     [ "tell" ]

    1: A card player's mannerism that gives away the strength of his hand

      * e.g.,  ... The rule is this: you spot a man's tell, you don't say a fucking word 

     [ "tell" ]

    1: In Seinlanguage, this is a sign usually indicating the status of one's relationship with a person when one is questioned. Generally the placement of a hand or hands on the face, as the hands move further up the face, the indication is a worsening relationship status.

      * e.g.,  ... Jerry: So how is your doctor friend there? 

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    1: -Noun, A classic american "pull-job" style of saying "teller". (as in a bank teller)

      * e.g.,  ... I knew this stick, he was so good, he'd have the Tell shakin' on her knees just by pointin' his finger, and sayin' "You know the drill darlin'". 

     [ "tell" ]

    2: -A whiteboy prison/pull-job term for a bank teller.

     [ "Tell" ]

    1: Ur name is actually Stella but u saw the TikTok trend with the remove the first and last letter of ur name so u ended up here

      * e.g.,  ... U already know the drill, sTELLa 

     [ "Not telling" ]

    1: not disclosing information for personal or private reasons.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, what is your middle name?" 

     [ "Telle" ]

    1: A real friend. people tend to misunderstand her jokes & taunts, but she's a fricken beast at everyything . She's gorgeous , and she's a bird . :D

      * e.g.,  ... ...That's Telle . :3 

     [ "Telle" ]

    1: Hotel

      * e.g.,  ... You tryna go to a telle 

     [ "Tell It" ]

    1: Colloquial teen slang, originating from the eastern seaboard of Australia, specifically the New south wales peninsula. to 'tell it' is to activaly participate in the chosen conversation/context.

      * e.g.,  ... example 1(conversation): 

     [ "telling on" ]

    1: to tell on someone is to inform his or her parent/guardian/superior/jedi that they were recently caught doing the hibbity gibbity with their cousin and are now acting sheepish.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh my god, Tim, don't you know that telling on your mate is not lekker! 

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