(n) :
in scientific usage, any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus; (colloquial) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches
"what a rat, leaving us stranded here!"
(v) :
to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in; to kill rats
"he ratted on his coworker."
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(n) :
in scientific usage, any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus; (colloquial) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches
"what a rat, leaving us stranded here!"
(v) :
to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in; to kill rats