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noun(tell)an inadvertent behavior or mannerism that betrays a poker player's true thoughts, intentions, or emotions
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noun(tell)a revealing gesture, expression, etc., that is likened to a poker player's tell; broadly : sign, indication
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verb(tell)to relate in detail : narrate
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verb(tell)to give utterance to : say
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verb(tell)to make known : divulge, reveal
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noun(tell)hill, mound; specifically : an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlements
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noun(tell)a classroom exercise in which children display an item and talk about it
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noun(tell)a public display or demonstration
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verb(tell)reprimand, excoriate
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verb(tell)to number and set apart; especially : to assign to a special duty
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noun(tell)a heroic archer in Swiss legend who complies with an order to shoot an apple off his son's head
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phrasal verb(tell)to be a disadvantage to (someone)
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phrasal verb(tell)to see what the differences are between (people or things) : to identify (people or things that look similar to each other)
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phrasal verb(tell)to be evidence of (something) : to indicate
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phrasal verb(tell)to describe (something) : to make the details of (something) known
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phrasal verb(tell)to talk to (someone) about (something)
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phrasal verb(tell)to tell someone in authority about the bad behavior or actions of (someone else)
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phrasal verb(tell)to have a noticeable effect on (someone or something)