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Meanings
noun
  • a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.
  • a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal.
    E.g. her rat of a husband cheated on her
  • a person who is associated with or frequents a specified place.
    E.g. LA mall rats
  • a pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.
exclamation
  • used to express mild annoyance or irritation.
verb
  • hunt or kill rats.
    E.g. we would always take a terrier when we fished and the terrier ratted away
  • desert one's party, side, or cause.
    E.g. many of the clans rallied to his support, others ratted and joined the King's forces
  • shape (hair) with a special pad.

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