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Noun: rat rat- Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- scab, strikebreaker, blackleg [Brit] - A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"kill the rat" - rotter, dirty dog, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum [N. Amer], crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git [Brit], bugger, scuzzbag [N. Amer], ratbag [Brit], scuzzbucket [N. Amer], scuzz [N. Amer], sleazeball, sleazebag, slimeball, scuzzball [N. Amer], slimebag, scumbag - One who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
- informer, betrayer, squealer, blabber - A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Verb: rat (ratted,ratting) rat- Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- Employ scabs or strike breakers in
- Take the place of work of someone on strike
- fink [N. Amer], scab, blackleg [Brit] - Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- Catch rats, especially with dogs
- Give away information about somebody
- denounce, tell on, betray, give away, grass, shop, snitch, stag
Derived forms: rats, ratted, ratting See also: ratlike, ratter, ratting, ratty Type of: capture, catch, defect, desert, disagreeable person, do work, employ, engage, fill out, gnawer, hire, inform, informant, pad, rodent, source, unpleasant person, work, worker Part of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle Encyclopedia: Rat |