rat (on)

verb

Definition of rat (on)next
1
as in to split (on)
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities how much—or how little—did the fuzz have to pay you to rat on us?

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2
as in to desert
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another many party operatives ratted on the senator's candidacy once her poll numbers started to slip

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rat (on)
  1. desert
  2. talk
  3. reject
  4. inform
  5. abandon
  6. cut off
Verb
  • His paintings capture the rhythms of daily life—women draped in flowing tobes set against stark, open backdrops of the sky or desert in some, bustling market stalls in others.
    — Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In 2024, annual ticket revenue in the country crashed 23 percent to $5.8 billion, the lowest total in a decade, leaving many in the industry worrying that the country’s youth may have deserted the cinema for good in favor of free forms of mobile entertainment.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of desert
Verb
  • Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • She's laid off most of her staff and is talking with a realtor about selling the organization's office building.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of talk
Verb
  • This idea of spreading the games out as widely as possible was rejected by Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Real Madrid TV after Saturday’s win at Villarreal.
    — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Supreme Court Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Discussions around changing West Ada’s classroom display policy in 2022 were informed by this new law, with content neutrality seen as a way to prevent bias — or accusations of bias — in schools.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Informed Consent: Clients should be fully informed about what micro-therapy can and cannot provide.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of inform
Verb
  • The decision, however, has been the subject of apparent criticism from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, who have claimed Williams and Wilmore were abandoned by the Biden administration.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The safe, which the people in the video seem to struggle to move, appears to be abandoned as sirens are heard outside.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • So, if the cut off on money owed is June 30, 2029, for example, then Medved or a school hiring him would need $1.85 million to buy out the rest of his current contract.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Some congregants had completely cut off communication with their own parents or grandparents because their families wouldn’t match their devotion to Rose and the church.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of cut off
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“Rat (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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