1. rat - Noun
2. rat - Verb
3. Rat - Proper noun
One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.
A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.
One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.
In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.
To catch or kill rats.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat. Elizabeth Bowen
The trouble with the rat race is that if you win you're still a rat. Lily Tomlin
Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. Harry Emerson Fosdick
An old rat easily finds a hole. Dutch Proverb
You set the trap when the rat has gone. Rwandan Proverb
He who stores, albeit being hungry, the rat will eat. Portuguese Proverb