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rat : ambaw (n.); bagtok (n.); ilaga (n.)

Glosses: (~ related words)
rat
n. (animal)1. ratany of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse.
~ gnawer, rodentrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing.
~ pocket ratany of various rodents with cheek pouches.
~ brown rat, norway rat, rattus norvegicuscommon domestic rat; serious pest worldwide.
~ black rat, rattus rattus, roof ratcommon household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide.
~ bandicoot rat, mole ratburrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon.
~ jerboa ratlarge Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping.
~ oryzomys palustris, rice rathardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States.
n. (person)2. blackleg, rat, scab, strikebreakersomeone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
~ workera person who works at a specific occupation.; "he is a good worker"
n. (person)3. bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpota 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'"
~ disagreeable person, unpleasant persona person who is not pleasant or agreeable.
n. (person)4. betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealerone who reveals confidential information in return for money.
~ canary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneaksomeone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.
~ informant, sourcea person who supplies information.
~ copper's nark, narkan informer or spy working for the police.
~ supergrass, grassa police informer who implicates many people.
n. (artifact)5. rata pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure.
~ pada flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort.
~ coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstylethe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair).
v. (social)6. ratdesert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage.
~ defect, desertdesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
v. (social)7. ratemploy scabs or strike breakers in.
~ manufacture, industrythe organized action of making of goods and services for sale.; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
~ hire, employ, engageengage or hire for work.; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
v. (social)8. blackleg, fink, rat, scabtake the place of work of someone on strike.
~ do work, workbe employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
v. (contact)9. ratgive (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat.
~ pad, fill outline or stuff with soft material.; "pad a bra"
v. (contact)10. ratcatch rats, especially with dogs.
~ capture, catchcapture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
v. (communication)11. betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell ongive away information about somebody.; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
~ informimpart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights"
~ sell outgive information that compromises others.