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RATTRAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A trap for catching rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):
trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Filthy run-down dilapidated housing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):
housing; living accommodations; lodging (structures collectively in which people are housed)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A difficult entangling situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):
difficulty (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome)
