- rat-a-tat
- rat-a-tat 1680s, echoic.
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rat-a-tat
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rat-a-tat — /rat euh tat /, n. a sound of knocking or rapping: a sharp rat a tat on the window. Also, rat a tat tat. [1675 85; imit.] * * * … Universalium
rat-a-tat — [rat′ə tat΄] n. [echoic] a series of sharp, quick rapping sounds: also rat a tat tat … English World dictionary
rat-a-tat — also .rat a tat tat n [singular] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] the sound of knocking, especially on a door … Dictionary of contemporary English
rat-a-tat — N SING; SOUND You use rat a tat to represent a series of sharp, repeated sounds, for example the sound of someone knocking at a door. ...the rat a tat at the door. ...the rat a tat of machine guns … English dictionary
rat-a-tat — noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) • Syn: ↑rat a tat tat, ↑rat tat • Hypernyms: ↑tapping … Useful english dictionary
rat-a-tat — or rat a tat tat noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1681 a rapid succession of knocking, tapping, or cracking sounds … New Collegiate Dictionary
rat-a-tat — also rat a tat tat noun (singular) the sound of knocking, especially on a door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rat-a-tat — [[t]ˌræt əˈtæt[/t]] also rat′ a tat tat′ n. a sound of knocking or rapping • Etymology: 1675–85; imit … From formal English to slang
rat-a-tat-tat — (răt ə tăt tătʹ) n. A series of short sharp sounds, as that made by knocking on a door. [Imitative.] * * * … Universalium
Rat-a-Tat Cat — is a memory game created by Gamewright, and it won a Mensa Select award in 1996.Cards*Four of each number card that says 0 9 *Power cards **3 Draw 2 s **3 Peek s **3 Swap sRulesetupEach player is dealt four cards that are placed, face down, in a… … Wikipedia
