what does rat mean?
RAT as NOUN
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- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
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- a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman’’s coiffure
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- one who reveals confidential information in return for money
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- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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- 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”
Hypernyms(s) rat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
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RAT as VERB
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- give away information about somebody
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- He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Hypernyms(s) rat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- catch rats, especially with dogs
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- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
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- take the place of work of someone on strike
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- employ scabs or strike breakers in
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- desert one’’s party or group of friends, for example, for one’’s personal advantage
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