| NOUN | animal | rat | any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | rat, scab, strikebreaker, blackleg | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | |
| person | rat, rotter, dirty dog, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | |
| person | rat, informer, betrayer, squealer, blabber | one who reveals confidential information in return for money | |
| artifact | rat | a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure | |
| VERB | social | rat | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage |
| social | rat | employ scabs or strike breakers in | |
| social | rat, fink, scab, blackleg | take the place of work of someone on strike | |
| contact | rat | give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | |
| contact | rat | catch rats, especially with dogs | |
| communication | rat, denounce, tell on, betray, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | give away information about somebody |
| Sounds | rae't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | bandicoot rat, mole rat | burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon |
| black rat, roof rat, Rattus rattus | Common household pest originally / originally from Asia that has spread worldwide / worldwide | |
| brown rat, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus | Common domestic rat | |
| jerboa rat | large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping | |
| pocket rat | Any of various rodents with cheek pouches | |
| rice rat, Oryzomys palustris | Hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States | |
| Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Spanish | rata, rattus | |
| Catalan | rata, rat | |
| Adjectives | ratlike | resembling or characteristic of a rat |
| ratty | of or characteristic of rats | |
| ratty | dirty and infested with rats | |
| Verbs | rat | catch rats, especially with dogs |
| Meaning | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scab, strikebreaker, blackleg | |
| Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
| Spanish | carnero, esquirol, rompe-huelga, rompe-huelgas, rompehuelgas | |
| Catalan | esquirol | |
| Verbs | rat | take the place of work of someone on strike |
| rat | employ scabs or strike breakers in | |
| Meaning | A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "kill the rat" | |
| Synonyms | rotter, dirty dog, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git | |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Spanish | bribón, cabrón, canalla, fulano, Fulano, gilipollas, git, miserable, perro, rata, sinvergüenza, vagabundo, villano, vómito, zorro | |
| Catalan | brètol, cabró, canalla, fill de puta, gilipollas, git, pocavergonya, rata | |
| Verbs | rat | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage |
| Meaning | One who reveals confidential information in return for money. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | informer, betrayer, squealer, blabber | |
| Narrower | fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
| nark, copper's nark | An informer or spy working for the police | |
| supergrass, grass | A police informer who implicates many people | |
| Broader | informant, source | A person who supplies information |
| Spanish | confidente, delator, informador | |
| Catalan | confident, delator, informador | |
| Verbs | rat | give away information about somebody |
| Meaning | A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif | The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
| Broader | pad | A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort |
| Verbs | rat | give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat |
| Meaning | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army) , often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| Spanish | chaquetear | |
| Nouns | rat | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
| ratter | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | |
| Meaning | employ scabs or strike breakers in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | industry, manufacture | The organized action of making of goods and services for sale |
| Broader | hire, engage, employ | Engage or hire for work |
| Spanish | contratar esquiroles | |
| Nouns | rat | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike |
| ratter | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | |
| Meaning | Take the place of work of someone on strike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fink, scab, blackleg | |
| Broader | work, do work | Be employed |
| Nouns | rat | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike |
| ratter | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | |
| Meaning | Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pad, fill out | Line or stuff with soft material |
| Nouns | rat | a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure |
| Meaning | catch rats, especially with dogs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | capture, catch | Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping |
| Spanish | cazar ratas | |
| Nouns | rat | any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger / larger than a mouse |
| ratter | any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats | |
| Meaning | give away information about somebody. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | denounce, tell on, betray, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag | |
| Narrower | sell someone out | Give information that compromises others |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | acusar, delatar, denunciar, traicionar | |
| Catalan | denunciar, trair | |
| Nouns | rat | one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
| ratter | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | |
| ratting | to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) | |
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