The difference between Dime and Drop a dime
When used as verbs, dime means to inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously, whereas drop a dime means to make a telephone call, usually calling authorities to report another's activities.
Dime is also noun with the meaning: a coin worth one-tenth of a u.s. dollar.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dime and Drop a dime
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Dime as a noun (US):
A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
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Dime as a noun (Canada):
A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
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Dime as a noun (US, basketball):
An assist
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A playing card with the rank of ten
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Dime as a noun (slang):
Ten dollars
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A thousand dollars
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Dime as a noun (slang):
A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
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Dime as a noun (slang):
Payment responsibility
Examples:
"Are you traveling on the company's dime?"
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Dime as a noun (US, slang):
A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale)
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Dime as a noun (American football):
A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
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Dime as a verb (US, slang, with "on"):
To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
Examples:
"Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana."
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Dime as a verb (US, slang):
To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).
Examples:
"I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed."
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Drop a dime as a verb (idiomatic, slang):
To make a telephone call, usually calling authorities to report another's activities.
Examples:
"He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph."
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Drop a dime as a verb (slang, with ''on''):
To inform (on).