"dob in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-dob in.ogg Forms: dobs in [present, singular, third-person], dobbing in [participle, present], dobbed in [participle, past], dobbed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dob in (third-person singular simple present dobs in, present participle dobbing in, simple past and past participle dobbed in)
  1. (slang, transitive) To betray (someone) by informing on them. Tags: slang, transitive Translations (to betray someone by informing on them): balancer (French), стуча́ть (stučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), доноси́ть (donosítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dob_in-en-verb-P7jRWV9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'to betray someone by informing on them': 100 0
  2. (slang, transitive) To contribute (something). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-dob_in-en-verb-pJ6HEmLf

Inflected forms

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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dobbing in",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dobbed in",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "dobbed in",
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        {
          "text": "I can't believe you dobbed her in.",
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        "To betray (someone) by informing on them."
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        "(slang, transitive) To betray (someone) by informing on them."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
          "word": "balancer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stučátʹ",
          "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "стуча́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "donosítʹ",
          "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "text": "I'll dob in some money to cover the cost.",
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        }
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        "To contribute (something)."
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        "(slang, transitive) To contribute (something)."
      ],
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      "form": "dobbed in",
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    },
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      "form": "dobbed in",
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        "(slang, transitive) To betray (someone) by informing on them."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
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        "To contribute (something)."
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        "(slang, transitive) To contribute (something)."
      ],
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
      "word": "balancer"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stučátʹ",
      "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "стуча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "donosítʹ",
      "sense": "to betray someone by informing on them",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "доноси́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dob in"
}

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