rat
Definitions
- Initialism of rapid antigen test.
- ISO 639-3 language code for Razajerdi
- The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A scratch or a score.
- A ration.
- Initialism of Rapid Area Transit.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches
- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- Initialism of ram air turbine.
- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus
- Slang To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about (someone), especially to a person in authority: ratted out the vandals to the school principal.
- A person who is known for betrayal.
- Initialism of remote-access Trojan.
- An informant or snitch.
- A person who is known for betrayal
- the fierce, unending competition for success etc. malle gejaag سِباق الجِرْذان: منافَسَة شَرِسَه على المالِ والنَّجاح луда надпревара concorrência desenfreada honba za úspěchem harter Konkurrenzkampf rotteræs αδυσώπητος αγώνας για επικράτηση lucha por la vida, competencia halastamatu eluvõitlus عملیات رقابت آمیز oravanpyörä recherche effrénée de la réussite הִתחָרוּת פְּרוּעָה चूहा दौड़, कभी खत्म नहीं होने वाली प्रतियोगिता utrka za prestižem „patkányok versenyfutása” berebut sukses lífsgæðaka...
- Initialism of relevant alternatives theory.
- An informant or snitch
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- to have a feeling that something is not as it should be; to have suspicions. يَتَشَكَّك، يَرْتاب подушвам нещо нередно desconfiar větřit něco Lunte riechen fatte mistanke μυρίζομαι βρομοδουλειά haber gato encerrado paha aimama مشکوک شدن؛ به حیله یا نقشه پی بردن haistaa palaneen käryä soupçonner qqch. לְ”הָרִיח” מַשֶהוּ חָשוּד संदेह करना njušiti opasnost, biti sumnjičav valami gyanúsat sejt curiga gruna að brögð séu í tafli (fiutare un imbroglio) 怪しいと思う 낌새를 채다 jausti, kad kažkas ne taip nojaus...
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- rata.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Slang a. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.
- Vagina, vulva.
- A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.
- Slang A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination: a rink rat.
- Ellipsis of muskrat.
- To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.
Equivalents
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Afrikaansrot
አማርኛአይጥ
Azərbaycan dilisiçovul
বাংলাইঁদুর
བོད་སྐད།ཙི་ཙི་ཆེན་པོ
Ελληνικάαρουραίος
Esperantorato
Eestirott
Euskaraarratoi
فارسیموش
Vosa Vakavitikalavo
Gàidhligradan
Galegorata
ગુજરાતીઉંદર
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻiole
Magyarpatkány
Հայերենառնետ
Igbooké
Íslenskarotta
ქართულივირთხა
Қазақ тіліегеуқұйрық
ಕನ್ನಡಇಲಿ
LëtzebuergeschRat
Lingálampo
ລາວໜູ
Lietuviųžiurkė
Latviešužurka
Malagasyvoalavo
Te Reo Māorikiore
മലയാളംഎലി
Bahasa Melayutikus
Maltifar
မြန်မာကြွက်
ଓଡ଼ିଆଇନ୍ଦୁର
پښتومږه
Românășobolan
Русскийдоноситьдоносчикдоносчицазавсегдатайзавсегда́тайкакрысакрыситьмерза́вецмерза́вканегодяйнегодяйкапасюкпредательпредательницастукачстука́чкастучать
Ikinyarwandaimbeba
සිංහලලොකු මීයා
Slovenčinapotkan
Slovenščinapodgana
Shqipmiu i gjirizeve
Sesothokgoto
Kiswahilipanya
தமிழ்எலி
తెలుగుఎలుక
Тоҷикӣмуш
ትግርኛኣንጭዋ
Tagalogdaga
ئۇيغۇرچەچاشقان
Tiếng Việtchuột
isiXhosaibuzi
Yorùbáeku
isiZuluigundane
Examples
“Similar studies of rats have⟳ employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release⟳ systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.”
“Near-synonyms: rouge, scoundrel, snake; see⟳ also Thesaurus:villain”
“rat bastard”
“He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house.”
“What a rat, leaving us stranded here!”
“"Ah, so you damn rat, this is a put-up job eh?"”
“Our teenager has become⟳ a mall rat.”
“He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat.”
“Get⟳ your rat out.”
“I don't need⟳ no dating app to tell⟳ me if I look⟳ like⟳ crap / To tell⟳ me if I'm thin or fat, to tell⟳ me should I shave my rat / I don't need⟳ no radio, no MTV, no BBC / I just need⟳ a bubble bath to set⟳ me on a higher path”
“The price of rats began to rise⟳ and soon after the marsh froze over, spearing rats began, which was done with a one tine three-eighths inch steel rod, with a wooden handle⟳ […]”
“Where natural marshes, or natural foods are found, are best places for raising muskrats. Louisiana and other southern states raise⟳ millions of rats, but they do not bring⟳ as good prices as northern raised ones. Delaware and Maryland have⟳ famed marshes. Other states are becoming noted for muskrat raising, also.”
“With regards to the testing of his product, the initial blood analysis had come⟳ back confirming huge, distinctive nutritional superiority for Stewart's military ration pack⟳. Given that the policy of the British Army is to be fully ready for war at the drop of a hat, he was sitting on the potential of supplying new rats for the entire army […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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