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"Rat" Definition

noun

Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
Slang A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.
Slang A scab laborer.
Any of numerous rodents ( and related genera) differing from the related mice especially by considerably larger size.

verb-intransitive

Slang To work as a scab laborer.
To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.

verb-transitive

To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.

verb

To betray, desert, or inform on one's associates .
To catch or hunt rats.
To work as a scab.
To give (hair) the effect of greater quantity (as by use of a rat).
To inform on .

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