ratted
Gave them up
Ratted is the past tense of rat, meaning to inform on or betray someone: He ratted on his accomplices to avoid prison time.
The image is of a rat—an animal associated with treachery and abandonment.
In British slang, ratted also means drunk: We got completely ratted at the pub.
betrayed
One who tells authorities
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
double-cross · sellout · betrayer · fink · squealer · tattletale · narc · stoolie
snitch
One who tells authorities
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
turncoat · double-cross · sellout · betrayer · fink · squealer · tattletale · narc · stoolie · tipster
teased
Mocked playfully
- backcombedHair ratted for volume
- messyLacking order or neatness
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
tousled · mussed · tangled · matted · frizzy · knotted · bedraggled · scraggly · frazzled · windblown
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- backcombingStyling hair against growth
- bouffantVoluminous teased hairstyle
- beehiveHoneycomb housing structure
pompadour · volume · lift · tease · comb · roots · crown · body · height · poof
- ratted outInformed on someone
- ratting outExposing someone's wrongdoing
- rattlesnake biteToxic serpent puncture wound
- diamondback rattlesnakeVenomous American pit-viper
- timber rattlesnakeVenomous North American pit viper
- timber rattlerNorth American venomous woodland snake