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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse | |
| Related terms: | rodent black_rat brown_rat bandicoot_rat jerboa_rat rice_rat pocket_rat | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | |
| Synonyms: | strikebreaker blackleg scab | |
| Related terms: | worker scab | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (work) take the place of work of someone on strike | |
| Synonyms: | blackleg scab | |
| Related terms: | work scab | |
| 4. | [ verb ] give away information about somebody | |
| Synonyms: | betray tell_on shop grass give_away shit peach snitch stag denounce | |
| Examples: | "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
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| Related terms: | inform tip_off crap informer fink deserter | |
| 5. | [ verb ] catch rats, esp. with dogs | |
| Related terms: | capture | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | |
| Related terms: | pad | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | |
| Synonyms: | bum skunk puke so-and-so dirty_dog scum_bag crumb lowlife stinker git stinkpot rotter | |
| Examples: | "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'" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant_person | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (work) employ scabs or strike breakers in (an industry) | |
| Related terms: | hire industry | |
| 9. | [ verb ] desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage | |
| Related terms: | defect rotter | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure | |
| Related terms: | pad hairdo | |
| 11. | [ noun ] one who reveals confidential information in return for money | |
| Synonyms: | betrayer squealer blabber informer | |
| Related terms: | informant fink nark supergrass betray tattle denounce | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rath rate ratty Ratti ratio Raitt raita rad raid Rady Rado Rada radio |
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