rat

1. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse (synset 102333698)
   is a type of: gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
   subtypes:

   • pocket rat - any of various rodents with cheek pouches
   • brown rat, norway rat, rattus norvegicus - common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
   • black rat, rattus rattus, roof rat - common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
   • bandicoot rat, mole rat - burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
   • jerboa rat - large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
   • oryzomys palustris, rice rat - hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
2. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike (synset 110573883)
   is a type of: worker - a person who works at a specific occupation
   same as: blackleg, scab, strikebreaker
3. A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (synset 110559272)
   "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'"
   is a type of: disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
   same as: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot
4. One who reveals confidential information in return for money (synset 110225792)
   is a type of: informant, source - a person who supplies information
   subtypes:

   • canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
   • copper's nark, nark - an informer or spy working for the police
   • grass, supergrass - a police informer who implicates many people
   same as: betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer
5. A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure (synset 104062142)
   is a type of: pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
   is a part of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

1. Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (synset 202590560)
   is a type of: defect, desert - desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
2. Employ scabs or strike breakers in (synset 202418270)
   referred to in: industry, manufacture - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
   is a type of: employ, engage, hire - engage or hire for work
3. Take the place of work of someone on strike (synset 202418069)
   is a type of: do work, work - be employed
   same as: blackleg, fink, scab
4. Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat (synset 201529923)
   is a type of: fill out, pad - line or stuff with soft material
5. Catch rats, especially with dogs (synset 201483271)
   is a type of: capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
6. Give away information about somebody (synset 200843665)
   "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
   is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
   subtypes: sell someone out - give information that compromises others
   same as: betray, denounce, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on

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