Rat

  • 51rat —    In modern times this is nearly always a term of contempt, though ‘you rat’, like most insults, can be turned into a covert endearment in the right circumstances. When a woman calls her lover ‘Rat!’ in The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffmann, it… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 52rat — I n. 1) the black; brown; water rat 2) (misc.) to smell a rat ( to suspect that the truth is not being told ); a dirty rat ( a contemptible person ) II v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ( to inform ) to rat on * * * [ræt] brown water rat a dirty rat ( a… …

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  • 53rat — /ræt / (say rat) noun 1. any of certain long tailed rodents of the genus Rattus and allied genera (family Muridae), resembling but larger than the mouse. See brown rat. 2. any rodent of the same family, or any of various similar animals. 3. →… …

  • 54rat — n. & v. n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent (muskrat; water rat). 2 a deserter from a party, cause, difficult situation, etc.; a turncoat (from the superstition that rats desert a sinking ship). 3… …

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  • 55Raţ — Răzvan Raţ Spielerinformationen Voller Name Răzvan Dincă Raţ Geburtstag 26. Mai 1981 Geburtsort Slatina, Rumänien Größe 178 cm Position Linker Außenverteidiger …

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  • 56rat — [[t]ræ̱t[/t]] rats, ratting, ratted 1) N COUNT A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse. This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats. ...a rat infested derelict building. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you …

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  • 57rat — nm. RA (Albanais.001, Albertville.021, Annecy.003, Arvillard.228, Balme Si.020, Beaufort.006, Chambéry.025, Chapelle St Mau., Cohennoz, Conflans, Cordon.083a, Cruseilles, Giettaz, Hauteville Sa., Leschaux, Marthod, Morzine.081, St Julien,… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 58rat — A rodent of the genus Rattus (family Muridae), involved in the spread of some diseases, including bubonic plague. albino rats rats with white fur and pink eyes; used extensively in laboratory experiments. Wistar rats an inbred s …

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  • 59rat — Synonyms and related words: Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Caffre cat, Indian buffalo, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Kodiak bear, Quisling, SOB, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf, alpaca, anteater, antelope, antelope… …

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  • 60rat — rat1 [ ræt ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail: The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is not loyal or who tricks you like rats deserting a sinking ship in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English