ratted

rat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rat]
- /ræt/
- /ˈræ.tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat]
- /ræt/

Definitions of ratted word

noun ratted any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger. 1
noun ratted any of various similar or related animals. 1
noun ratted Slang. a scoundrel. 1
noun ratted Slang. a person who abandons or betrays his or her party or associates, especially in a time of trouble. an informer. a scab laborer. 1
noun ratted Slang. a person who frequents a specified place: a mall rat; gym rats. 1
noun ratted a pad with tapered ends formerly used in women's hair styles to give the appearance of greater thickness. 1

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Origin of ratted

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English rat(t)e, Old English ræt; cognate with Dutch rat, German Ratz, Ratte

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Parts of speech for Ratted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ratted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ratted

verb ratted

defaulted — failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by sheer default.
defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
denounced — Simple past tense and past participle of denounce.

noun ratted

finked — Simple past tense and past participle of fink.
narced — Simple past tense and past participle of narc.
weaseled — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of weasel.
wormed — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.

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