Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- verb take the place of work of someone on strike
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Examples
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Bubblegum Fink is a perverse genius dedicated to creating bubblegum card series for films that never got bubblegum cards.
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"When you're looking at something with your eyes, there's a particular direction you're looking in," says Ayman Abouraddy a research scientist in Fink's lab.
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Also, it occurred to me that what's in the box in Barton Fink is Schrödinger’s cat.
"I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010
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Also, it occurred to me that what's in the box in Barton Fink is Schrödinger’s cat.
"I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010
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Richard Paul Fink is also excellent as Alberich not overplaying the character’s pathetic qualities.
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Richard Paul Fink is also excellent as Alberich not overplaying the character’s pathetic qualities.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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"We won't get any farther here," called Fink as he surveyed the enemy column through his sight.
Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992
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UGA President Michael Adams called Fink "a dear personal friend and the consummate colleague and teacher."
The Seattle Times 2012
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UGA President Michael Adams called Fink "a dear personal friend and the consummate colleague and teacher."
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Howard Finkel, also known as The Fink, is probably one of the most well-known ring announcers of the era, and he does a great job announcing all of the wrestlers, especially during title changes.
unknown title 2009
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