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ratting
rat R0050200 (răt)n.1. a. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.b. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.2. Slang a. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.b. A scab laborer.3. A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.4. Slang A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination: a rink rat.v. rat·ted, rat·ting, rats v.intr.1. To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.2. Slang To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority: ratted on his best friend to the police.3. Slang To work as a scab laborer.v.tr. To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.Phrasal Verb: rat out Slang To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about (someone), especially to a person in authority: ratted out the vandals to the school principal.
[Middle English, from Old English ræt; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ratting - to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)informingdisclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident |
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Related to ratting: ratting outSynonyms for rattingnoun to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)SynonymsRelated Words- disclosure
- revealing
- revelation
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