Rat in English dictionary

  • rat

    Meanings and definitions of "Rat"

    • (zoology) Any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus .
    • (informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
    • (informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel.
    • (informal) An informant or snitch
    • (slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
    • A promiscuous person - often a young female - who attends sporting and other entertainment events, primarily to seek sexual liaisons with athletes, entertainers and/or others traveling with them; a groupie.
    • Informer.
    • Scab
    • North West London slang term for Vagina, as in get your rat out.
    • A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
    • (usually with “on” or “out”) to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.
    • (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
    • noun
      (informal)
      A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
    • noun
      (informal)
      A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
    • noun
      (informal)
      An informant or snitch.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
    • noun
      Scab.
    • noun
      (north-west London, slang)
      Vagina.
    • noun
      A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
    • noun
      (regional)
      A scratch or a score.
    • noun
      (nautical, regional)
      A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
    • verb
      (usually with “on” or “out”)
      To betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray.
    • verb
      (of a dog, etc.)
      To kill rats.
    • verb
      (regional)
      To scratch or score.
    • verb
      (regional, rare, obsolete)
      To tear, rip, rend.
    • A nearly omnivorous rodent of the genus ''rattus'' characterised by a long hairless tail, rounded ears, and a pointed nose.
    • Any of numerous small rodents of the genera ''rattus'', ''mus'', or various other related genera of the ''Muridæ'' family characterised by a long hairless tail, rounded ears, and a pointed nose.
    • (laboratory) rat
    • rodent
    • traitor
    • noun
      any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
    • noun
      a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
    • noun
      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'"
    • noun
      one who reveals confidential information in return for money
    • noun
      someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
    • verb
      catch rats, especially with dogs
    • verb
      desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
    • verb
      employ scabs or strike breakers in
    • verb
      give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
    • verb
      give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
    • verb
      take the place of work of someone on strike

    Synonyms of "Rat" in English dictionary

    disagreeable person, work, fill out are the top synonyms of "Rat" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Rat

    • rat ( third-person singular simple present rats, present participle ratting, simple past and past participle ratted)
    • lm  liczba mnoga rats
    • rat ( plural  rats)
    • rat (plural rats)
    • rat (third-person singular simple present rats, present participle ratting, simple past and past participle ratted)
  • Rat

    Meanings and definitions of "Rat"

    • proper
      The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    • Rat (zodiac)
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