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Meaning of rat

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rat
      n 1: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger
           than a mouse
      2: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn:
         {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {blackleg}, {rat}]
      3: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
         "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum
         out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
         contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog},
         {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke},
         {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
      4: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
         [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {rat}, {squealer}, {blabber}]
      5: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's
         coiffure
      v 1: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for
           one's personal advantage
      2: employ scabs or strike breakers in
      3: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {fink},
         {scab}, {rat}, {blackleg}]
      4: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
      5: catch rats, especially with dogs
      6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
         classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce},
         {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit},
         {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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