Rat - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ræt|
Brit.
|ræt|
noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike (syn: blackleg, scab, strikebreaker)
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (syn: bum, crumb, puke, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot)
- a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike (syn: blackleg, scab, strikebreaker)
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (syn: bum, crumb, puke, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot)
kill the rat
- one who reveals confidential information in return for money (syn: betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer)- a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
verb
- desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- take the place of work of someone on strike (syn: blackleg, fink, scab)
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- catch rats, especially with dogs
- give away information about somebody (syn: betray, denounce, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on)
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- take the place of work of someone on strike (syn: blackleg, fink, scab)
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- catch rats, especially with dogs
- give away information about somebody (syn: betray, denounce, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on)
Extra examples
I can't believe that rat turned us in to the police!
No one understands why she's with a rat like him.
Every night he goes to work out with the other gym rats.
The teacher knows what we did, which means that somebody ratted.
Never rat on a friend.
Never rat on your debts.
They ratted on their promise.
But you promised to help us, you rat!
They'll kill you if they find out you've ratted on them!
He accused the government of ratting on its promises to the disabled.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: rat
he/she/it: rats
present participle: ratting
past tense: ratted
past participle: ratted
I/you/we/they: rat
he/she/it: rats
present participle: ratting
past tense: ratted
past participle: ratted
noun
singular: rat
plural: rats
singular: rat
plural: rats
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