Noun
- 1. rat, rodent, gnawer
- usage: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- 2. scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat, worker
- usage: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- 3. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git, unpleasant person, disagreeable person
- usage: 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'"
- 4. informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber, informant, source
- usage: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
- 5. rat, pad
- usage: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Verb
- 1. rat, defect, desert
- usage: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- 2. rat, hire, engage, employ
- usage: employ scabs or strike breakers in
- 3. fink, scab, rat, blackleg, work, do work
- usage: take the place of work of someone on strike
- 4. rat, pad, fill out
- usage: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- 5. rat, capture, catch
- usage: catch rats, especially with dogs
- 6. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, inform
- usage: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
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