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rat-race en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of rat race.
   alt of rat race
   • Their own private life gets to be a rat-race. 1939, Christopher Morley, chapter 26, in Kitty Foyle, page 261:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rat-races	Number=Plur		lexicographic

rat-race en · VERB

Meanings

1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To partake or participate in a rat race, in all senses.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rat-racing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
rat-races	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
rat-raced	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
rat-raced	Tense=Past		lexicographic