rat
Definitions
Noun
- Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
- One who reveals confidential information in return for money
- A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Verb
- 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
- Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- Catch rats, especially with dogs
- Give away information about somebody
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Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1,103
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
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📰 This Word in the News:
Chicago Can’t Keep Trying to Poison Its Way Out of Rat Problem: Watchdog Report
Jul 29, 2026 WTTW News
Jul 29, 2026 WTTW News
Ada County leaders to gather and address growing rat problem across the Treasure Valley
Sep 2, 2026 Idaho News 6
Sep 2, 2026 Idaho News 6
Rats take over home in Rocky Point, Long Island; volunteers seeking help to foster, adopt the animals
Jan 12, 2026 ABC7 New York
Jan 12, 2026 ABC7 New York
‘I love rats but we can’t live with them’: the headache of rising rodent populations around the world
Aug 25, 2026 The Guardian
Aug 25, 2026 The Guardian
Bensalem residents demand help as severe rat infestation plagues neighborhood
Jul 24, 2026 FOX 29 Philadelphia
Jul 24, 2026 FOX 29 Philadelphia

