Used attributively to describe animals, equipment, or behaviour connected with catching rats, or figuratively to describe betraying/informing behaviour.

ratverb

ratting

Gerund

ratted

Past Simple

ratted

Past Participle

ratting

Gerund

/ræt/

доносить

He decided to rat on his accomplices to get a lighter sentence.

Он решил доносить на своих сообщников, чтобы получить более мягкий приговор.

предавать

She felt betrayed when her friend decided to rat her out.

Она почувствовала себя преданной, когда её подруга решила её предать.

Additional translations

разгласить

выдавать

Synonyms

inform on

Definitions

rattingnoun

The act of catching or hunting rats.

The farmer's cat was particularly skilled at ratting, keeping the barn free of rodents.

The act of informing on someone, especially to authorities.

His ratting on his accomplices led to their arrest and conviction.

The act or process of teasing or backcombing hair to create volume.

Her elaborate bouffant required a good deal of ratting before the party.

rattinggerund / present participle

Used for catching or killing rats; relating to rat-control.

They bought a ratting terrier to deal with the infestation.

Betraying or informing on someone.

His ratting behaviour soon made him unpopular with the crew.

ratverb

To betray or inform on someone, especially to the authorities.

He decided to rat on his accomplices to avoid a longer prison sentence.

To desert or abandon a cause or group, often in a disloyal manner.

Many members of the team felt betrayed when he chose to rat and join the rival company.

To hunt, catch, or kill rats.

The terriers were trained to rat in the barns.