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Definition of 'rat'Noun
( en-noun)
(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus .
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(informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
- He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house.
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(informal) An informant or snitch.
(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
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Scab.
Vagina.
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A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
Synonyms
* (person known for betrayal) traitor (see for more synonyms )
* (informer) stool pigeon
Derived terms
* black rat
* brown rat
* desert rat
* give a rat's ass
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* like rats from a sinking ship
( rel-mid3)
* love rat
* mall rat
* ratface
* ratfink
* ratter
* rat race
* rattail
* ratty
( rel-mid3)
* rat's nest
* rat-trap
* ring rat
* smell a rat
* gym rat
( rel-bottom)
See also
* mouse
* rodent
Verb
( ratt)
To betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.
- He ratted on his coworker.
- He is going to rat us out!
To kill rats.
Synonyms
* (to betray someone to an authority) tell on, to finger or "put the finger on", bewray
Anagrams
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Similar to 'rat'rot, root, ret, rut, riot, rout, reit, ryot, rt, rit, reet, rowt
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