Crossword clues for ratting
ratting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rat \Rat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ratted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratting.]
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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.
Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having ratted, solely by his inability to follow the friends of his early days.
--De Quincey. -
To catch or kill rats.
2. To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; -- used commonly in the phrase to rat on.
Ratting \Rat"ting\ (r[a^]t"t[i^]ng), n.
The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1.
--Sydney Smith.The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context archaic English) The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. 2 A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier. vb. (present participle of rat English)
WordNet
v. desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
employ scabs or strike breakers in
take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: scab, blackleg]
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
catch rats, especially with dogs
give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag]
n. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) [syn: informing]
n. any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab, strikebreaker, blackleg]
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: informer, betrayer, squealer, blabber]
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
See rat
Wikipedia
Ratting may refer to
- Rat-catcher, the profession of catching rats
- Rat-baiting, the bloodsport of dogs catching rats
- Informant, telling on people
- Backcombing, a method of styling hair to add volume
Usage examples of "ratting".
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Our rat dogs were kept for ratting and taken on regular patrols of the corncribs and grain barns.
Not that either Andy or my mom was particularly happy with me, eithernot because they knew the busted up china cabinet was my fault, but for not ratting my stepbrothers out in the first place.
Working for Bad Clams, ratting on people who trust you and count on you, isn't so hot, right?
She had decided not to call Marzik on ratting her out to Kelso, but she now felt a wave of irritation.
She knew that Marzik would deny ratting to Kelso, and as long as Marzik denied it, it was a no-winner.