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rat ran

rat ran is the simple past of rat run.

Meaning of rat run

Verb

rat run (third-person singular simple present rat runs, present participle rat running, simple past rat ran, past participle rat run)

  1. (idiomatic) To drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.
    Synonyms:
    divebomb

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Questions about rat ran

What is rat ran the simple past of?
Rat ran is the simple past of rat run.

Words near rat ran in the dictionary

  1. rat printing offices
  2. rat race
  3. rat racer
  4. rat racers
  5. rat races
  6. rat ran
  7. rat rod
  8. rat rods
  9. rat run
  10. rat runner
  11. rat runners

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