rat-race
rat-race verb: to rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic. Also the alternative form of rat race.
Verb
rat-race (third-person singular simple present rat-races, present participle rat-racing, simple past and past participle rat-raced)
- To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
- To partake or participate in a rat race, in all senses.
Also used as
rat-race is also the alternative form of rat race.
Forms of rat-race
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | rat-races |
| present participle | rat-racing |
| past participle | rat-raced |
| past | rat-raced |
| Noun | |
| plural | rat-races |
Questions about rat-race
- What does rat-race mean?
- Rat-race means to rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
- What part of speech is rat-race?
- Rat-race is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rat-race?
- The past tense of rat-race is rat-raced.
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