rat (r t)n. 1. a. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus. b. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents. 2. Slang a. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates. b. A scab laborer. 3. A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair. v. rat·ted, rat·ting, rats v.intr. 1. To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs. 2. Slang To betray one's associates by giving information: ratted on his best friend to the police. 3. Slang To work as a scab laborer. v.tr. To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material. [Middle English, from Old English ræt; see r  d- in Indo-European roots.] |
rat
Noun
1. a long-tailed rodent, similar to but larger than a mouse
2. Informal someone who is disloyal or treacherous
3. smell a rat to detect something suspicious
Verb
[ratting, ratted]
1. rat on
a. to betray (someone): good friends don't rat on each other
b. to go back on (an agreement): his ex-wife claims he ratted on their divorce settlement
2. to hunt and kill rats [Old English ræt]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rat - any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mousegnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches black rat, Rattus rattus, roof rat - common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide bandicoot rat, mole rat - burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon jerboa rat - large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping Oryzomys palustris, rice rat - hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States |
| 2. | rat - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" | |
| 3. |  rat - 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'"disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | |
| 4. |  rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for moneycanary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneak - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police copper's nark, nark - an informer or spy working for the police supergrass, grass - a police informer who implicates many people | |
| 5. | rat - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | |
| Verb | 1. | rat - desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage |
| 2. | rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" | |
| 3. | rat - take the place of work of someone on strike | |
| 4. | rat - give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | |
| 5. | rat - catch rats, especially with dogs | |
| 6. | rat - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" sell out - give information that compromises others |
rat (Informal)
noun 1. traitor, grass Brit. (informal) betrayer, deceiver, informer, defector, deserter, double-crosser, quisling, stool pigeon, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) snake in the grass, two-timer (informal) fizgig Austral. (slang)
noun 2. rogue, scoundrel, heel (slang) cad (old-fashioned), (informal), Brit. bounder (old-fashioned), (slang), Brit. rotter (slang), chiefly Brit. bad lot, shyster (informal), chiefly U.S. ratfink (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. wrong 'un Austral. (slang)
rat on someone betray, denounce, tell on, shop (slang), chiefly Brit. grass Brit. (slang) peach (slang) squeal (slang) incriminate (informal) blow the whistle on (informal) spill the beans (informal) snitch (slang) blab, let the cat out of the bag, blow the gaff Brit. (slang) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) put the finger on (informal) spill your guts (slang) inculpate, clype Scot. dob in Austral. (slang)
Translations
n rat [rat]
1 a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour. rot فأْر плъх krysa rotte die Ratte αρουραίος rata rott موش صحرایی rotta rat חוְּלְדָה, עַכבּרוֹש चूहा štakor patkány tikus wirok rotta ratto ねずみ 쥐 žiurkė žurka tikus rat rotte szczur ratazana şobolan крыса krysa, potkan podgana pacov råtta หนู sıçan 老鼠 пацюк, щур چوہا chuột 老鼠
2 an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person. rot خائِن: كَلِمَة ازْدِراء وتَحْقير доносник krysa kryb der/die Überläufer(in) μπαμπέσης, μασκαράς (μειωτ.) canalla lurjus آدم غیر قابل اعتماد؛ نابکار petturi salaud בּוֹגֵד अप्रिय आदमी के लिए एक गाली uvreda rongy ember bajingan rotta, svín mascalzone, furfante 嫌な奴 변절자, 배신자 parsidavėlis, šunsnukis nodevējs; okšķeris panggilan menyakitkan hati schoft rotte, svin; tyster, angiver nędzna kreatura patife laş предатель; трус krysa, zradca, podliak podgana pacov skitstövel คนทรยศ (คำสแลง) kalleş, dönek kimse 討厭鬼 пацюк غدار kẻ đê tiện 讨厌鬼
v – past tense, past participle ˈratted –
1 to break an agreement, promise etc. belofte verbreek يَتَخَلَّى عن، يَخِلُّ في وَعْدِه изменям zradit bryde überlaufen αθετώ romper (una promesa, un trato, etc) sõna murdma پیمان شکن rikkoa manquer à לְהָפֵר समझौता या वादा तोड़ना izdati, iznevjeriti (gyávaságból) elpártol melanggar perjanjian ganga á bak orða sinna (venire meno a) 破る 약속을 어기다 sulaužyti žodį, pažadą lauzt norunu/solījumu mungkir janji zijn woord breken svikte, la (noen) i stikken złamać słowo/obietnicę, wycofać się quebrar promessas a nu se ţine (de cuvânt) отказаться zradiť prelomiti izneveriti svika ngn ละทิ้งอุดมการณ์ sözünde durmamak, döneklik etmek 違約 порушити угоду وعدہ خلافی کرنا thất hứa 违约
2 to betray one's friends, colleagues etc The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted. verraai يَخونُ предавам udat angive verpfeifen προδίδω, καρφώνω (μτφ.) chivar reetma, üles andma خیانت کردن ilmiantaa dénoncer לִבגוֹד ग़द्दारी करना cinkati, izdati „köp” mengkhianati kjafta frá tradire, (fare la spia) 裏切る 배신하다 pakišti liežuvį, įskųsti nodot kādu membelakangi verraden tyste på, angi zdradzić delatar a denunţa предать udať izdati opanjkati tjalla, förråda หักหลังเพื่อน gammazlamak, ihbar etmek 叛變 зрадити, видати دھوکہ دینا phản bội 叛变
rat race
the fierce, unending competition for success etc. malle gejaag سِباق الجِرْذان: منافَسَة شَرِسَه على المالِ والنَّجاح луда надпревара honba za úspěchem rotteræs harter Konkurrenzkampf αδυσώπητος αγώνας για επικράτηση lucha por la vida, competencia halastamatu eluvõitlus عملیات رقابت آمیز oravanpyörä de la recherche effrénée réussite הִתחָרוּת פְּרוּעָה चूहा दौड़, कभी खत्म नहीं होने वाली प्रतियोगिता utrka za prestižem „patkányok versenyfutása” berebut sukses lífsgæðakapphlaup (corsa al successo), (concorrenza accanita) 激しい競争 치열한 경쟁 nuožmi kova/tarpusavio konkurencija, rietenos nežēlīga konkurence berlumba-lumba concurrentiestrijd alles kamp mot alle zażarte współzawodnictwo o dobra materialne concorrência desenfreada luptă pe viaţă şi pe moarte бешеная погоня за успехом honba za úspechom / kariérou boj brez konca in kraja trka pacova karriärjakt แข่งวิ่งหนู kör döğüşü, koşuşturma 激烈競爭 пацюкова метушня کامیابی حاصل کرنے کے لیے ایک خونخوار مقابلہ cuộc đấu tranh quyết liệt 激烈竞争
smell a rat
to have a feeling that something is not as it should be; to have suspicions. يَتَشَكَّك، يَرْتاب подушвам нещо нередно větřit něco fatte mistanke Lunte riechen μυρίζομαι βρομοδουλειά haber gato encerrado paha aimama مشکوک شدن؛ به حیله یا نقشه پی بردن haistaa palaneen käryä soupçonner qqch. לְ”הָרִיח” מַשֶהוּ חָשוּד संदेह करना njušiti opasnost, biti sumnjičav valami gyanúsat sejt curiga gruna að brögð séu í tafli (fiutare un imbroglio) 怪しいと思う 낌새를 채다 jausti, kad kažkas ne taip nojaust ko nelabu sangsi lont ruiken lukte lunta, ane uråd podejrzewać coś, zwąchać pismo nosem desconfiar a mirosi/a bănui ceva чуять недоброе cítiť, tušiť (čo) vohati prevaro osetiti prevaru ana oråd (ugglor i mossen) รู้สึกหวาดระแวง kuşkulanmak 感到有可疑之處 передчувати лихо شبہ ہونا nghi ngờ 感到有可疑之处
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