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teliospore
telium
tell (1)
tell (2)
tell against
tell-all
tell apart
tell off
tell on
tell-story
Tell, William
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telling
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tell on
tell on


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. report somebody to authority: to report damaging or incriminating information about somebody to an authority
2. affect adversely: to have an adverse effect on somebody or something
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