ratting

verb

  1. 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.

    “He is going to rat us out!”
  2. 2

    To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.

  3. 3

    (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To scratch or score.

    “He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife.”
  2. 2

    To tear, rip, rend.

    “Ratted to shreds.”
  3. 3

    Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

noun

  1. 1

    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. 2

    A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier.

  3. 3

    Desertion of one's principles.

  4. 4

    Working as a scab, against trade union policies.

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