Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat run

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
rat run
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.

verb

To drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rat runs (plural) rat runs (present, singular) rat running (participle, present) rat ran (past)

Synonyms

divebomb

Questions

What does rat run mean?
A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.

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