ratting
verb
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(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.
Example: He is going to rat us out!
To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
verb
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To scratch or score.
Example: He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife.
To tear, rip, rend.
Example: Ratted to shreds.
Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
noun
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The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier.
Desertion of one's principles.
Working as a scab, against trade union policies.