dimed
Ratted someone out
Dimed is the past tense of dime, a verb with two main uses.
To dime someone out is to inform on them, from the dime once needed for a payphone call to the police: He dimed out his partner to avoid charges.
In automotive slang, to dime a gauge or throttle is to push it to the maximum—all the way to ten: I had it dimed and still couldn't catch him.
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- narcUndercover drug officer
- informGive facts to
- tattleReveal another's wrongdoing
squeal · betray · sell out · turn in · rat out · tip off · fink · stoolie
Turned by handle
- maxedReached the limit
- full blastMaximum power or volume
- turned upArrived or was found
- loudHigh in volume
blaring · amplified · overdrive · distortion · clipping · peaking · deafening · earsplitting
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- distortionTwisting from original state
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- gainPositive return received
- pedalboardMounted effects pedal array
cranked · feedback · tube amp · sustain · breakup · saturation · clipping · fuzz
snitch
One who tells authorities
tattle · squeal · betray · sell out · turn in · rat out · tip off · fink · stoolie · informant
cranked
Turned by handle
- maxedReached the limit
- full blastMaximum power or volume
- turned upArrived or was found
loud · blaring · amplified · overdrive · distortion · clipping · peaking · deafening · earsplitting · thunderous
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- distortionTwisting from original state
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- gainPositive return received
pedalboard · cranked · feedback · tube amp · sustain · breakup · saturation · clipping · fuzz · tone
dimedkept quiet
protected · had someone's back · shielded · looked the other way · stonewalled
- dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- a dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- on a dimeWith abrupt exactness
- nickel and dimeDrain through small amounts
- five and dimeInexpensive variety shop
- nickel and dimedCharged many small fees