Definition of rato
1. rat [ n ] any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
Used in print:(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)
Verloop ( ' 48 ; ' 49 ) found these shunts in the human_being but was unable to find them in rats .
Ellis , Grindlay and Edwards ( ' 52 ) also were unable to find them in rats .
(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)
There is some reason to think that thyroglobulin synthesis may proceed independently of iodination , for in certain transplantable tumours of the rat thyroid containing essentially no iodinated thyroglobulin , a protein that appears to be thyroglobulin has been observed in ultracentrifuge experiments ( Wolff , Robbins and Rall , 1959 ) .
(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)
But even in relatively primitive laboratory animals such_as the rat , sex_activity closely identified with the hypothalamus and the visceral_brain is enhanced by the neocortex .
Synonyms rat Related Terms rodent black_rat brown_rat bandicoot_rat jerboa_rat rice_rat pocket_rat2. rat [ n ] someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Synonyms strikebreaker blackleg rat scab Related Terms worker scab3. rat [ v ] take the place of work of someone on strike
Synonyms rat blackleg scab Related Terms work scab4. rat [ v ] give away information about somebody
Examples:
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
5. rat [ v ] catch rats, esp. with dogs
Synonyms rat Related Terms capture6. rat [ v ] give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
Synonyms rat Related Terms pad7. rat [ n ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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'"
8. rat [ v ] employ scabs or strike breakers in (an industry)
Synonyms rat Related Terms hire industry9. rat [ v ] desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
Synonyms rat Related Terms defect rotter10. rat [ n ] a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Synonyms rat Related Terms pad hairdo11. rat [ n ] one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Synonyms betrayer rat squealer blabber informer Related Terms informant fink nark supergrass betray tattle denounceSimilar Spelling
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