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ratted

verb

Meaning

  1. (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
  2. To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
  3. (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
  4. To scratch or score.
  5. To tear, rip, rend.
  6. Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
  7. Intoxicated

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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