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rat

/ rat /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
Type of:
rodent gnawer gnawing animal
Kinds of:
pocket rat brown rat Norway rat Rattus norvegicus black rat
verb Sense 2
employ scabs or strike breakers in
Type of:
hire engage employ
Derived:
scab strikebreaker blackleg deserter apostate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
industry manufacture
verb Sense 3
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
Type of:
pad fill out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
catch rats, especially with dogs
Type of:
capture catch
Derived:
rat terrier ratter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
desert one''s party or group of friends, for example, for one''s personal advantage
Type of:
defect desert
Derived:
rotter dirty dog skunk stinker stinkpot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman''s coiffure
Type of:
pad
Has parts:
hairdo hair style coiffure
verb Sense 7
take the place of work of someone on strike
Type of:
work do work
Derived:
scab strikebreaker blackleg deserter apostate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 8
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"
"kill the rat"
"throw the bum out"
"you cowardly little pukes!"
"the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
noun Sense 9
one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Type of:
informant source
Kinds of:
fink snitch snitcher stoolpigeon stoolie
Derived:
spill the beans let the cat out of the bag talk tattle blab
noun Sense 10
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Type of:
worker
Derived:
scab blackleg
verb Sense 11
give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Type of:
inform
Kinds of:
sell out
Derived:
fink snitch snitcher stoolpigeon stoolie
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
21
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Related Words

rodent gnawer gnawing animal pocket rat brown rat Norway rat Rattus norvegicus black rat hire engage employ pad