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Defenition of the word rat

    • Defenition of the word rat

      • Any of numerous small rodents of the genera ''rattus'', ''mus'', or various other related genera of the ''MuridГ¦'' family characterised by a long hairless tail, rounded ears, and a pointed nose.
      • A nearly omnivorous rodent of the genus ''rattus'' characterised by a long hairless tail, rounded ears, and a pointed nose.
      • give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
      • one who reveals confidential information in return for money
      • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
      • catch rats, esp. with dogs
      • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
      • employ scabs or strike breakers in (an industry)
      • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
      • 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!"
      • take the place of work of someone on strike
      • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
      • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman''s coiffure
      • 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''"
      • catch rats, especially with dogs
      • employ scabs or strike breakers in
      • desert one''s party or group of friends, for example, for one''s personal advantage
      • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
      • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
      • give away information about somebody

    Synonyms for the word rat

      • betray
      • betrayer
      • blackleg
      • bum
      • crumb
      • denounce
      • give away
      • grass
      • gremium
      • hinweis
      • informer
      • lowlife
      • peach
      • puke
      • ratschlag
      • rotter
      • scab
      • scum bag
      • shit
      • shop
      • skunk
      • snitch
      • so-and-so
      • squealer
      • stag
      • stinker
      • strikebreaker
      • tell on
      • traitor

    Meronymys for the word rat

      • coiffure
      • hair style
      • hairdo

    Hyponyms for the word rat

      • bandicoot rat
      • black rat
      • brown rat
      • canary
      • copper's nark
      • desert rat
      • fink
      • grass
      • jerboa rat
      • mole rat
      • nark
      • Norway rat
      • Oryzomys palustris
      • pocket rat
      • Rattus norvegicus
      • Rattus rattus
      • rice rat
      • roof rat
      • sell out
      • sneak
      • sneaker
      • snitch
      • snitcher
      • stool pigeon
      • stoolie
      • stoolpigeon
      • supergrass

    Hypernyms for the word rat

      • animal
      • capture
      • catch
      • creature
      • defect
      • desert
      • disagreeable person
      • do work
      • employ
      • engage
      • fill out
      • gnawer
      • gnawing animal
      • hire
      • inform
      • informant
      • mammal
      • mouse
      • pad
      • rodent
      • source
      • unpleasant person
      • work
      • worker

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