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RAT-A-TAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rat-a-tat mean?
• RAT-A-TAT (noun)
The noun RAT-A-TAT has 1 sense:
1. a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
Familiarity information: RAT-A-TAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
rat-a-tat; rat-a-tat-tat; rat-tat
Hypernyms ("rat-a-tat" is a kind of...):
tapping (the sound of light blow or knock)
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