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Definition of
rat verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
rat
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
ræt
/
/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
rat
he / she / it
rats
past simple
ratted
-ing form
ratting
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Phrasal Verbs
rat on
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rat
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rat
noun
rat on
phrasal verb
rug rat
noun
brown rat
noun
cane rat
noun
pack rat
noun
water rat
noun
common rat
noun
Norway rat
noun
rat-a-tat
noun
rat-tat-tat
noun
the rat race
noun
smell a rat
bandicoot
noun
like a drowned rat
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Phrasal verbs
rat on
phrasal verb
Idioms
smell a rat
like a drowned rat
Nearby words
rasterize
verb
rat
noun
rat
verb
rat-a-tat
noun
ratatouille
noun