Thesaurus: ratting
of Rat
Related headwords
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Definitions
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Rat
- n. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1.
- v. i. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
- n. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
- 1. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1. Sydney Smith. 2. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Rat n. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1. v. i. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.