- rat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
--1 is a kind of rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
--1 has particulars:pocket rat; brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus; black rat, roof rat, Rattus rattus; bandicoot rat, mole rat; jerboa rat; rice rat, Oryzomys palustris Derived form: verb rat5 - scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
--2 is a kind of worker
Derived forms: verb rat3, verb rat2 - rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git - 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'"
--3 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Derived form: verb rat1 - informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
--4 is a kind of informant, source
--4 has particulars:fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary; nark, copper's nark; supergrass Derived form: verb rat6 - rat - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
--5 is a kind of pad
--5 is a part of hairdo, hair style, coiffureDerived form: verb rat4
- rat - desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
--1 is one way to defect, desert
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun rat3, noun ratter1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in
--2 is one way to hire, engage, employ
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rat2, noun ratter1
Somebody ----s something
- scab, rat, blackleg - take the place of work of someone on strike
--3 is one way to work, do work
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rat2, noun ratter1
Somebody ----s
- rat - give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
--4 is one way to pad, fill out
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun rat5
Somebody ----s something
- rat - catch rats, especially with dogs
--5 is one way to capture, catch
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun rat1, noun ratter2
Somebody ----s
- denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
--6 is one way to inform
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun rat4, noun ratter1, noun ratting1
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s PP