ratted (on)

verb

Definition of ratted (on)next
past tense of rat (on)
1
as in told (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 deserted
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 ratted (on)
  1. talked
  2. abandoned
  3. informed
  4. cut off
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  • Staff from New Hampshire Public Radio talked to everyone, from roadtrippers to small business owners, state park workers, and local university students.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of talked
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  • Women also bear a disproportionate share of housework and are more likely to be abandoned if diagnosed with a severe illness, compared to men.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After negotiating a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open through until the middle of March 2025, which tech mogul Elon Musk effectively torpedoed, Johnson abandoned the package.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandoned
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  • The youngest person to have been injured is believed to be 12 years old, while the oldest is thought to be a man in his 70s, an officer informed the press at the scene, per the footage obtained by KSDK-TV.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One appeared to have a head injury, while the others appeared to have non-life threatening injuries, a St Louis officer also informed press at the scene, as shared by the St Louis local news broadcaster KSDK-TV.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of informed
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  • The deal permitted it to keep doing business with Medicare, despite a law mandating that criminal pharma firms be cut off.
    Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione had cut off contact with family and friends for six months prior to the killing, and his mother filed a missing person report with the San Francisco Police Department in November.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
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