Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ratting
1 sense of ratting
Sense 1
informing, ratting -- (to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors))
=> disclosure, revelation, revealing -- (the speech act of making something evident)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rat
6 senses of rat
Sense 1
rat -- (desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage)
=> defect, desert -- (desert (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")
Sense 2
rat -- (employ scabs or strike breakers in)
=> hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")
Sense 3
fink, scab, rat, blackleg -- (take the place of work of someone on strike)
=> work, do work -- (be 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")
Sense 4
rat -- (give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat)
=> pad, fill out -- (line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra")
Sense 5
rat -- (catch rats, especially with dogs)
=> capture, catch -- (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today")
Sense 6
denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")
=> inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")