Reverse Dictionary: CONFESS

NOUNS
1440 ► FASSION confession → obs.
1974 ► VERBALLING the act of faking a criminal confession → UK sl.

VERBS
..975 ► KEN to confess; to make known, to declare, to acknowledge → obs.
1000 ► ACKNOW → AKNOW to confess; to acknowledge; to admit or show one’s knowledge → obs.
1200 ► YATE to confess; to acknowledge → obs.
1384 ► KNOWLEDGE to confess to a fault, etc. → obs.
1698 ► CACKLE to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab → US & UK criminals’ sl.
L18.. ► SPEW  to confess → sl.
19C.. ► CRAKE to confess; to divulge → Eng. dial.
1835 ► YIELD to confess; to admit → Sc.
1846 ► ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc.
1853 ► OWN UP to confess; to admit truth or responsibility → colloq.
1855 ► SPIT IT OUT to confess; to reveal, to disclose something
20C.. ► BAWL to confess → Black British sl.
20C.. ► SPEW ONE’S GUTS to confess or inform → sl.
1901 ► COUGH to confess; to speak revealingly → sl., orig. US
1903 ► RECKON ONE’S REAM PENNIES to confess one’s faults → sl. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCOUR THE KETTLE to go to confession → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1917 ► GIVE DOWN to confess; to admit → Amer. dial.
1919 ► COME CLEAN to confess everything
1920 ► POP OFF → POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to confess, to tell the truth → sl.
1927 ► SPILL ONE’S GUTS to confess or divulge as much as one can → sl., chiefly US
1930 ► CANARY to confess; to turn state’s evidence; said of a criminal → US sl.
1960 ► VERBAL to confess under interrogation → criminals’ sl.
1970 ► PUT ONE’S HANDS UP to confess; to surrender; to give in → Brit. police & criminals’ sl.
1970 ► SIGN UP to make a written confession → Aust. criminals’ sl.
1973 ► VERBAL UP to fake a confession of criminal guilt → UK sl.
1996 ► SNEEZE OUT to confess → UK sl.