rat
Definition
- n. any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- n. a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
- v. desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- v. employ scabs or strike breakers in
Word forms
- Present participle
- ratting
- Past participle
- ratted
- Past tense
- ratted
- Third person singular
- rats
Example sentences
n.
He felt betrayed when he discovered that his friend was a rat who shared his secrets.
vi.
During the war, some soldiers chose to rat and join the enemy for money.
vt.
She used a brush to rat her hair, giving it a fuller appearance.