RAT


Meaning of RAT in English

(~s, ~ting, ~ted)

1.

A ~ is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse.

This was demonst~ed in a labo~ory experiment with ~s.

N-COUNT

2.

If you call someone a ~, you mean that you are angry with them or dislike them, often because they have cheated you or betrayed you. (INFORMAL)

What did you do with the gun you took from that little ~ Turner?

N-COUNT disapproval

3.

If someone ~s on you, they tell someone in authority about things that you have done, especially bad things. (INFORMAL)

They were accused of encouraging children to ~ on their parents.

VERB: V on n

4.

If someone ~s on an agreement, they do not do what they said they would do. (INFORMAL)

She claims he ~ted on their divorce settlement.

VERB: V on n

5.

If you smell a ~, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you.

If I don’t send a picture, he will smell a ~...

PHRASE: V inflects

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