nark in English dictionary

  • nark

    Meanings and definitions of "nark"

    • (UK, slang) A police spy or informer.
    • (US, slang) (or narc) A narcotics law enforcement officer.
    • (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate.
    • (transitive, slang, often imperative) To stop.
    • (intransitive, slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
    • (intransitive, slang) To complain.
    • noun
      (Britain, slang)
      A police spy or informer.
    • noun
      (Australia, slang)
      An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others; a spoilsport.
    • noun
      Alternative form of [i]narc[/i] (narcotics officer).
    • verb
      (intransitive, slang)
      To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
    • verb
      (transitive, slang)
      To annoy or irritate.
    • verb
      (intransitive, slang)
      To complain.
    • verb
      (transitive, slang, often imperative)
      To stop.
    • To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
    • noun
      an informer or spy working for the police
    • noun
      a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
    • verb
      cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
    • verb
      inform or spy (for the police)

    Synonyms of "nark" in English dictionary

    devil, narc, chafe are the top synonyms of "nark" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nark

    • nark ( plural  narks)
    • nark ( third-person singular simple present narks, present participle narking, simple past and past participle narked)
    • nark (plural narks)
    • nark (third-person singular simple present narks, present participle narking, simple past and past participle narked)

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