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Definitions for Rats

[1] any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
[2] any of various similar or related animals.
[3] Slang . a scoundrel.
[4] Slang . a person who abandons or betrays his or her party or associates, especially in a time of trouble. an informer. a scab laborer.
[5] Slang . a person who frequents a specified place: a mall rat; gym rats.
[6] a pad with tapered ends formerly used in women's hair styles to give the appearance of greater thickness.
[7] rats, Slang . (an exclamation of disappointment, disgust, or disbelief.)
[8] Slang . to desert one's party or associates, especially in a time of trouble. to turn informer; squeal: He ratted on the gang, and the police arrested them. to work as a scab.
[9] to hunt or catch rats.
[10] to dress (the hair) with or as if with a rat.
[11] smell a rat , to suspect or surmise treachery; have suspicion: After noting several discrepancies in his client's story, the attorney began to smell a rat.
[12] an exclamation of rejection or disdain
[13] Australian slang deranged; insane
[14] any of numerous long-tailed murine rodents, esp of the genus Rattus , that are similar to but larger than mice and are now distributed all over the world See also brown rat, black rat
[15] informal a person who deserts his or her friends or associates, esp in time of trouble
[16] informal a worker who works during a strike; blackleg; scab
[17] slang , mainly US an informer; stool pigeon
[18] informal a despicable person
[19] smell a rat to detect something suspicious
[20] (intr usually foll by on ) informal to divulge secret information (about); betray the trust (of) to default (on); abandon he ratted on the project at the last minute
[21] to hunt and kill rats

Words related to Rats

ratblabbermouth, tattler, double-crosser, turncoat, sneak, betrayer, squealer, source, fink, stoolie, snitch, tattletale, informant, whistle-blower, canary, backstabber

Words nearby Rats

ratrastafarian, rastafarianism, raster, rastle, rasure, rat, rat cheese, rat claw foot, rat guard, rat islands, rat kangaroo

Origin of Rats

before 1000; Middle English rat(t)e, Old English ræt; cognate with Dutch rat, German Ratz, Ratte

Other words from Rats

rat·like , adjective

Word origin for Rats

Old English rætt ; related to Old Saxon ratta , Old High German rato

Synonyms for Rats

betrayer, blabbermouth, canary, double-crosser, fink, informant, sneak, snitch, source, squealer, stoolie, tattler, tattletale, turncoat, whistle-blower, backstabber, deep throat, stool pigeon