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rat through

rat through verb: to rummage; to pick over.

Verb

rat through (third-person singular simple present rats through, present participle ratting through, simple past and past participle ratted through)

  1. (transitive) To rummage; to pick over.

Forms of rat through

third-person singular presentrats through
present participleratting through
past participleratted through
pastratted through

Questions about rat through

What does rat through mean?
Rat through means to rummage; to pick over.
What part of speech is rat through?
Rat through is a verb.
What is the past tense of rat through?
The past tense of rat through is ratted through.

Words near rat through in the dictionary

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  8. rat traps
  9. rat tribe
  10. rat virus
  11. rat wall

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