"rat on" meaning in All languages combined

See rat on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: rats on [present, singular, third-person], ratting on [participle, present], ratted on [participle, past], ratted on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rat on (third-person singular simple present rats on, present participle ratting on, simple past and past participle ratted on)
  1. (transitive) To tattle, squeal about (someone) Tags: transitive Synonyms: tell on

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1984 May 23, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Once Upon a Time in America, spoken by Beefy (Frank Gio), Regency Enterprises & The Ladd Company, distributed by Warner Bros. & Titanus:",
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        "(transitive) To tattle, squeal about (someone)"
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