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noun
- 1. 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.
- 2. a despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal: informal, derogatory "her rat of a husband cheated on her" Similar
exclamation
- 1. used to express mild annoyance or irritation. informal
verb
- 1. hunt or kill rats: "we would always take a terrier when we fished and the terrier ratted away"
- 2. desert one's party, side, or cause: informal "many of the clans rallied to his support, others ratted and joined the King's forces"
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