rat
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
Types & categories
- rodent hypernym
- pocket rat hyponym
- brown rat hyponym
- black rat hyponym
- bandicoot rat hyponym
- jerboa rat hyponym
- rice rat hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
Types & categories
- defect hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Types & categories
- worker hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
employ scabs or strike breakers in
Types & categories
- hire hypernym
Related & opposite
- ratter derivation
- scab derivation
- manufacture domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
only a rotter would do that
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
take the place of work of someone on strike
Types & categories
- do work hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Types & categories
- informant hypernym
- canary hyponym
- nark hyponym
- supergrass hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
Types & categories
- pad hypernym
Related & opposite
- rat derivation
Sense 9 noun
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Types & categories
- pad hypernym
Parts & wholes
- coif part holonym
Related & opposite
- rat derivation
Sense 10 verb
catch rats, especially with dogs
Types & categories
- capture hypernym
Related & opposite
- rat terrier derivation
- rat derivation
Sense 11 verb
give away information about somebody
He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
Types & categories
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratty |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rodent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pocket rat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brown rat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | black rat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bandicoot rat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jerboa rat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rice rat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stinkpot |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | defect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | worker |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scab |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | manufacture |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hire |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bum |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | scab |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | do work |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | confess |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | inform |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shit |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | peach |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | piffle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | betray |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | informant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | canary |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | nark |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | supergrass |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | pad |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coif |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | pad |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat terrier |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | rat |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | capture |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | informing |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratter |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | canary |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | squealer |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | dump |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | poop |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | sell out |