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Rat

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bumnoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
peachnoun(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
denounceverb(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
stagnoun(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
betrayverb(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
rotternoun(UK, Australia, slang) A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel.
grassnoun(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
give awayverb(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
shopnounAn establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
crumbnounA small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
snitchnoun(slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.
so-and-sonounA placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
informernounA person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
lowlifenoun(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
stinkernoun(slang) A contemptible person or thing.
betrayernounSomeone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
strikebreakernounA non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
scum bagnouna person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
blacklegnoun(countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers.
squealernoun(slang) An informant.
tell onverb(usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
pukeverb(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.
scabnounAn incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
skunknounAny of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

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skunknounAny of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
stagnoun(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
blacklegnoun(countable) A person who takes the place of striking workers.
grassnoun(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
crumbnounA small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
peachnoun(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
scabnounAn incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
shitnoun(countable, uncountable, colloquial, literally) Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
bumnoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
stinkernoun(slang) A contemptible person or thing.
pukeverb(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.
squealernoun(slang) An informant.
lowlifenoun(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
rotternoun(UK, Australia, slang) A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel.
betrayernounSomeone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
tell onverb(usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
snitchnoun(slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.
shopnounAn establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
informernounA person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
betrayverb(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

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