English dictionary
rat
/r/&/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
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someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
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a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
ExamplesKill the rat.
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one who reveals confidential information in return for money
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a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
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One of several species of small rodents of the genus <i>Mus</i> and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (<i>M. decumanus</i>), the black rat (<i>M. rattus</i>), and the roof rat (<i>M. Alexandrinus</i>). These were introduced into America from the Old World.
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verb
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desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
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employ scabs or strike breakers in
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take the place of work of someone on strike
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give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
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catch rats, especially with dogs
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give away information about somebody
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In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.
Source: webster1913