rats

Definition of rats in English English dictionary: plural form of rat; Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rat; Expression of annoyance; damn, darn; {ü} darn!, rot!, shucks! (cry of disappointment or disgust); used to show annoyance; informal, third-person singular of rat; plural of rat
rats' tails: in rats' tails if your hair is in rats' tails, it hangs down in separate pieces because it is wet or dirty
Asian black rats: plural form of Asian black rat
Himalayan field rats: plural form of Himalayan field rat
Laotian rock rats: plural form of Laotian rock rat
Norway rats: plural form of Norway rat
Norwegian rats: plural form of Norwegian rat
black rats: plural form of black rat
brass rats: plural form of brass rat
brown rats: plural form of brown rat
common rats: plural form of common rat
flying rats: plural form of flying rat
gym rats: plural form of gym rat
house rats: plural form of house rat
kangaroo rats: plural form of kangaroo rat
like rats from a sinking ship: Quickly but in futility, away from a failing project
mall rats: plural form of mall rat
moon rats: plural form of moon rat
nutria rats: plural form of nutria rat
rat: 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
rat: A person who routinely spends time at a particular location
He loved hockey and was a devoted rink rat.
rat: To kill rats
rat: A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel
He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house.
rat: Scab
rat: Informer
rat: A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle
rat: to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in, bewray
He is going to rat us out!.
rat: North West London slang term for Vagina, as in ''get your rat out
rat: Any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus
rat: A promiscuous person - often a young female - who attends sporting and other entertainment events, primarily to seek sexual liaisons with athletes, entertainers and/or others traveling with them; a groupie
rat: An informant or snitch
rice rats: plural form of rice rat
river rats: plural form of river rat
roof rats: plural form of roof rat
ship rats: plural form of ship rat
tree rats: plural form of tree rat
tunnel rats: plural form of tunnel rat
water rats: plural form of water rat
wharf rats: plural form of wharf rat
rat: {i} large long-tailed rodent that resembles a mouse; traitor, one who betrays, informer
laboratory rats: rats that are used for experiments in laboratories
like rats leaving a sinking ship: behaving in a manner so as to save oneself before it is too late
rat: {f} betray an accomplice to police; abandon one's associates, desert one's colleagues
rat: - rocket constrained to fly along a line; often emitting sparks and effects
rat: One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat M
rat: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
rat: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
rat: In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union
rat: employ scabs or strike breakers in
rat: A person who is known for betrayal; a traitor
rat: damn, drat, curse
rat: These were introduced into America from the Old World
rat: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
rat: One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union
rat: rattus), and the roof rat (M
rat: Alexandrinus
rat: If you smell a rat, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you. If I don't send a picture, he will smell a rat. Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus, family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. The black rat (Rattus rattus) and the Norway rat (R. norvegicus) are the aggressive, omnivorous animals commonly associated with the name. They prefer areas of human habitation, where they can easily find food. They have keen senses and can climb, jump, burrow, or gnaw their way into seemingly inaccessible places. They reproduce extremely rapidly (up to 150 offspring a year) and have few natural predators. Rats transmit numerous human diseases and have often destroyed grain supplies. The black rat is about 8 in. (20 cm) long, excluding the slightly longer tail. The Norway rat (also called the brown, barn, sewer, or wharf rat) has proportionately smaller ears and a shorter tail. Laboratory rats are strains of the Norway rat. The name rat is applied, without scientific basis, to other rodents (e.g., kangaroo rat, wood rat). kangaroo rat rat snake wood rat pack rat
rat: If someone rats on you, they tell someone in authority about things that you have done, especially bad things. They were accused of encouraging children to rat on their parents
rat: A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse. This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats
rat: One who informs on rule-breakers, often traitorously or hypocritically, and often in hopes of personal advancement
rat: decumanus), the black rat (M
rat: to betray someone and tell their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in
rat: green
rat: take the place of work of someone on strike
rat: Remote Administration Tool is a tool for controlling remote machines Using these tools, the remote IP address and a port number, any machine can connect and control the remote machine
rat: advice
rat: (Fuel Fax) Remote Access terminal
rat: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
rat: disapproval If you call someone a rat, you mean that you are angry with them or dislike them, often because they have cheated you or betrayed you. What did you do with the gun you took from that little rat Turner?
rat: To catch or kill rats
rat: Big block Chevrolet motor An extremely popular motor among ProStreeters in particular Rumble Seat--Seat located in trunk area The trunk lid is hinged from the rear, and folds up to form the seat back
rat: If someone rats on an agreement, they do not do what they said they would do. She claims he ratted on their divorce settlement
rat: A slang term used to describe any fish that is very small
rat: A promiscuous person - often a young female - who attends sporting and other entertainment events, primarily to seek sexual liaisons with athletes, entertainers and/or others traveling with them
rat: (To) To forsake a losing side for the stronger party It is said that rats forsake ships not weatherproof A rat is one who rats or deserts his party Hence workmen who work during a strike are called “rats ” “Averting The cup of sorrow from their lips And fly like rats from sinking ships ” Swift: Epistle to Mr Nugent Rat (Un) A purse Hence, a young boy thief is called a Raton A sort of pun on the word rapt from the Latin rapto, to carry off forcibly Courir le rat, to rob or break into a house at night-time To take a rat by the tail, or Prendre un rat par la queue, is to cut a purse A phrase dating back to the age of Louis XIII , and inserted in Cotgrave's Dictionary Of course, a cutpurse would cut the purse at the string or else he would spill the contents
rat: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure catch rats, especially with dogs give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat employ scabs or strike breakers in desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
rat: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
rat: catch rats, especially with dogs
rat: one who violates Omerta; AKA - squealer, canary, snitch, stool pigeon, yellow dog
rat: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
rat: abbreviation standing for 'right about there' - a way of referring to the positioning of a judgement fold
rat: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
rat: In scientific usage, any of about 56 different species of small, omnivorous rodents belonging to the genus Rattus
rat: A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair
rat: e lock When interest rates are volatile, many borrowers want to "lock in" an interest rate and many lenders will oblige, setting a limit on the amount of time the guaranteed interest rate is in effect
rat: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
rat: plastic-doodle razor lips nuts turtle-head roller

rats

Turkish pronunciation

räts

Pronunciation

/ˈrats/ /ˈræts/

Etymology

[ 'rat ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English ræt; akin to Old High German ratta rat and perhaps to Latin rodere to gnaw; more at RODENT.