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English noun: rat | |||
| 1. | rat (animal) any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bandicoot rat, black rat, brown rat, jerboa rat, mole rat, Norway rat, Oryzomys palustris, pocket rat, Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus, rice rat, roof rat | ||
| 2. | rat (person) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | ||
| Synonyms | blackleg, scab, strikebreaker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
| 3. | rat (person) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | ||
| Samples | 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'. | ||
| Synonyms | bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| 4. | rat (person) one who reveals confidential information in return for money | ||
| Synonyms | betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | informant, source | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canary, copper's nark, fink, grass, nark, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, supergrass | ||
| 5. | rat (artifact) a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pad | ||
| Part meronym | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
English verb: rat | |||
| 1. | rat (social) desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defect, desert | ||
| 2. | rat (social) employ scabs or strike breakers in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employ, engage, hire | ||
| Domain category | industry, manufacture | ||
| 3. | rat (social) take the place of work of someone on strike | ||
| Synonyms | blackleg, fink, scab | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
| 4. | rat (contact) give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill out, pad | ||
| 5. | rat (contact) catch rats, especially with dogs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture, catch | ||
| 6. | rat (communication) give away information about somebody | ||
| Samples | He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam. | ||
| Synonyms | betray, denounce, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sell out | ||
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