"narc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [plural], narcje [diminutive, neuter]
Head templates: {{nl-noun||narcs|+}} narc ? (plural narcs, diminutive narcje n)
  1. a narcissistic person
    Sense id: en-narc-nl-noun-v97ZaG2F Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [plural], narcje [diminutive, neuter]
Head templates: {{nl-noun||narcs|+}} narc ? (plural narcs, diminutive narcje n)
  1. a police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control
    Sense id: en-narc-nl-noun-8msNehWT Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɑːk/ [UK], /nɑːɹk/ [US] Audio: En-au-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [plural], narco [alternative]
enPR: näk [UK], närk [US] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Clipping of narcotics (control) officer. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|narcotics|alt=narcotics (control) officer}} Clipping of narcotics (control) officer Head templates: {{en-noun}} narc (plural narcs)
  1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control. Tags: colloquial, informal Translations (narcotics officer): huumepoliisi (Finnish), Drogenfahnder [masculine] (German)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɑːk/ [UK], /nɑːɹk/ [US] Audio: En-au-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [plural]
enPR: näk [UK], närk [US] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Alternative spelling of nark, influenced by narc (“narcotics officer”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} narc (plural narcs)
  1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) Alternative spelling of nark (“spy”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, informal Alternative form of: nark (extra: spy)
    Sense id: en-narc-en-noun-4YH~YxfZ Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɑːk/ [UK], /nɑːɹk/ [US] Audio: En-au-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [plural]
enPR: näk [UK], närk [US] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Clipping of narcissist. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|narcissist}} Clipping of narcissist Head templates: {{en-noun}} narc (plural narcs)
  1. (colloquial, informal) A narcissist. Tags: colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-narc-en-noun-DSVCDmNh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɑːk/ [UK], /nɑːɹk/ [US] Audio: En-au-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [present, singular, third-person], narcing [participle, present], narced [participle, past], narced [past]
enPR: näk [UK], närk [US] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Alternative spelling of nark, influenced by narc (“narcotics officer”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} narc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)
  1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) Alternative spelling of nark Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, informal Alternative form of: nark Related terms: stool pigeon
    Sense id: en-narc-en-verb-FuLhbVP4 Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɑːk/ [UK], /nɑːɹk/ [US] Audio: En-au-narc.ogg Forms: narcs [present, singular, third-person], narcing [participle, present], narced [participle, past], narced [past]
enPR: näk [UK], närk [US] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: Clipping of narcosis. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|narcosis}} Clipping of narcosis Head templates: {{en-verb}} narc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)
  1. (underwater diving, slang) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Underwater diving
    Sense id: en-narc-en-verb-b0VvdqDz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 3 13 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 5 8 10 2 10 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 5 7 2 7 75 Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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