rat
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Is rat a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.Examples: "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
2. (informal) Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.informal
3. (informal) A person who is known for betrayal.Examples: "Near-synonyms: betrayer, scoundrel, snake, snake in the grass, quisling, traitor"; "rat bastard"; "He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house."Synonyms: traitorinformal
4. (informal) An informant or snitch.Synonyms: stool pigeoninformal
5. (informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.informal
6. (slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.Examples: "Our teenager has become a mall rat."; "He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat."slang
verb (English)
1. (of a dog, etc.) To hunt or kill rats.usually
2. (intransitive) To betray a political party, cause or principle; to betray someone, to desert a person or thing.intransitive
3. (informal, intransitive) To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.informalintransitive
4. (chiefly US) To backcomb (hair).Examples: "In 1962, the higher a girl's hair was ratted the more available she was, it was simply understood."US
5. (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities.Examples: "He ratted on his coworker."; "He is going to rat us out!"Synonyms: tell on, to finger, put the finger on, bewrayintransitive
noun (English)
1. (regional) A scratch or a score.regional
2. (nautical, regional) A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.regional
verb (English)
1. (regional) To scratch or score.Examples: "He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife."regional
2. (regional, rare, obsolete) To tear, rip, rend.Examples: "Ratted to shreds."obsoleterareregional
noun (English)
1. (military, slang) A ration.Examples: "With regards to the testing of his product, the initial blood analysis had come back confirming huge, distinctive nutritional superiority for Stewart's military ration pack. Given that the policy of the British Army is to be fully ready for war at the drop of a hat, he was sitting on the potential of supplying new rats for the entire army […]"slang
noun (English)
1. (medicine, countable) Initialism of rapid antigen test.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism
2. (public transportation, countable) Initialism of Rapid Area Transit.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism
3. (aviation, countable) Initialism of ram air turbine.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism
4. (computing, countable) Initialism of remote-access Trojan.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism
5. (philosophy, uncountable) Initialism of relevant alternatives theory.abbreviationalt-ofinitialismuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary