dimed

DYMD/daɪmd/

2 meanings of dimed

1
verbslangUS
Simple past tense and past participle of dime. Use this form when the telling-on already happened.
He dimed out his friend to the police.
She dimed her coworker for stealing from the register.
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2
adjectiveslang
Turned up all the way to the loudest setting on a guitar or its amplifier.
Like turning the volume knob as far as it will go.
The amp was dimed, and the whole room shook with sound.
He played the solo with his guitar dimed for the biggest sound possible.
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dimed is a form of dime

dime, verb: To secretly report someone to the police. Full entry

Forms: dimedimes he/she/itdiming -ing formdimed past tense, past participle
Spelling: dime → dimed: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origins

Meaning 2

Probably from "dime" (the U.S. ten-cent coin) plus the ending "-ed".

Meaning 1

From the verb "dime".