1. (

• confess ,
• squeal ,
• fink

) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure ;

2. (

• concede ,
• profess ,
• confess ,

) admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" ;

3. (

• confess ,

) confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith ;