Rat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take the place of work of someone on strike.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Tease her hair to rat it, backcombing to create a lush look for the big event.
- She applied hairspray to lock the ratted sections of hair in place.
- Rat your hair to create extra volume on top and achieve the trendy hairstyle.
- I learned how to rat her hair to create an illusion of thicker locks for the photoshoot.
- To achieve the celebrity's voluminous hairstyle, I had to brush her hair to effectively rat the tangled strands upright.
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Meaning 3
Catch rats, especially with dogs.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Employ scabs or strike breakers in.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company tried to rat the union by hiring non-organized workers during the dispute.
- When the union went on strike, management attempted to rat the labor organization by bringing in replacement workers overnight.
- The practice of ratting a union by employing strike breakers has seen a significant decrease in recent years.
- Those who have ratted a union by crossing the picket line often face resentment from their coworkers.
- After years of trying, the company finally succeeded in ratting the local by bringing in enough non-union labor to break the strike.
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Meaning 5
Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 6
Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- He ratted on his friends and turned them in to the police in exchange for a reduced sentence.
- The team's former player ratted and leaked the coach's playbook to their main competitor for a substantial sum of money.
- The disgruntled employee ratted on the company and revealed their deepest secrets to the press in a shocking exposé.
- After arguing with the band members, the lead singer decided to rat and start a solo career, taking the best songs for himself.
- His friend ratted and revealed his surprise party plans to him just days before the event.