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Meaning of "rat-catching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAT-CATCHING

rat-catching  [ˈrætˌkætʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAT-CATCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rat-Catching is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAT-CATCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rat-catching in the English dictionary

The definition of rat-catching in the dictionary is the job of destroying or driving away vermin, esp rats.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAT-CATCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
backscratching
ˈbækˌskrætʃɪŋ
bag-snatching
ˈbæɡsnætʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
crosshatching
ˈkrɒsˌhætʃɪŋ
hatching
ˈhætʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
thatching
ˈθætʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
vote-catching
ˈvəʊtˌkætʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAT-CATCHING

rat race
rat run
rat snake
rat tail
rat tamer
rat trap
rat-a-tat
rat-a-tat-tat
rat-arsed
rat-catcher
rat-infested
rat-run
rat-runner
rat-running
rat-tail
rat-tat
rat-tat-tat
rat-trap
rata
ratability

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAT-CATCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
branching
couching
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enriching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
itching
Kuching
quenching
scorching
screeching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of rat-catching in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rat-catching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAT-CATCHING

Find out the translation of rat-catching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rat-catching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rat-catching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鼠捕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coger ratas
570 millions of speakers

English

rat-catching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूहे पकड़ने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صيد الفئران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крыса - ловли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

-captura rato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইঁদুর আকর্ষণীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rat accrocheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tikus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rattenfang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラットを引く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쥐 잡기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rat-keno
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẫy chuột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலி கவரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंदीर पकडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıçan alıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rat - catching
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczur wzrok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щур - лову
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

-prinderea șobolan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρουραίος - αλίευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rat vang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

råttfångande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rotte - fanger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rat-catching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAT-CATCHING»

The term «rat-catching» is used very little and occupies the 162.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAT-CATCHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rat-catching

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAT-CATCHING»

Discover the use of rat-catching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rat-catching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in the Art of Rat Catching - With Additional Notes ...
STUDIES IN THE ART OF RAT CATCHING - With Additional Notes on Ferrets and Ferreting, Rabbiting and Long Netting By H.C. Barkley This fascinating book was first published in London 1911, with the writer relating his experiences as a ...
H. C. Barkley, 2008
2
Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Henry C. Barkley, 2008
3
Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations
In a dog's experience of rat catching, the dog will already have all rat-catching experience, as it were, classified for reference, and will draw on this experience as it tackles its dangerous task (for rats have sharp teeth). If a dog is told "rat," it will ...
Bernard Grant Campbell
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Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching - the Original Classic ...
This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by H. C. Barkley, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well.
H. C. Barkley, 2013
5
Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-Catcher After 25 ...
FULL REVELATIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL RAT-CATCHER AFTER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. By Ike Matthews. Originally published in Manchester 1898, this rare early work on rat catching and control is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.
Ike Williams, 2005
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Rat Catching
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rat Catching (ISBN 0962299707) is a book by actor/filmmaker Crispin Glover.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
7
Catching Fire Cookbook: Experience the Hunger Games Trilogy ...
CHARRED. TREE. RAT. SERVES. 6. The tree rat that Katniss caught, and Peeta charred on theforcefieldwasdescribedas something not known in nature. However, it's a safe bet that squirrel is pretty close to a tree rat. Catching your your own ...
Rockridge Press, 2013
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Free Rent
Raji didn't like the rat-catching life and had grown tired of rat meat a long time ago. Raji yearned for something better, but the caste system all but guaranteed he would die a rat catcher. He would watch his father blow smoke all day and listen ...
B. D. Rasmussen, 2013
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Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-Catcher: After 25 ...
Rat-Catching. always work them unmuzzled. Make as little noise as possible, as Rats are very bad to bolt sometimes. Never grab at the ferret as it leaves the hole, nor tempt it out of the hole with a dead Rat. The best way is to let the ferret come ...
Ike Matthews, 2012
10
Tales of a Rat-Hunting Man
Alas, formidable as they are, they lack the biological equipment to enable them to leap as high as a man's throat. When I did a great deal of live rat catching, I kept my captives in barrels only three feet high, and I found that no rat could escape ...
David Brian Plummer, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAT-CATCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rat-catching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Coming first in the rat race
As a barometer of world growth, nothing quite beats rat-catching. That's how to the treat the shareholders: stick 'em in a room with a gang of mice and then, come ... «The Times, May 15»
2
RAT-catching: Smooth cyber-criminals give themselves away during …
A security company claims that the actors behind malware derivatives of Remote Administration Tools (RATs) can be identified by hesitations and cursor ... «The Stack, Mar 15»
3
'Search and destroy mission' to root out rat colony near Bukit Batok …
Rat-catching operations began in Bukit Batok on Thursday morning after a video showing a rat colony next to the MRT station had gone viral. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ ... «The Straits Times, Dec 14»
4
Cambodian rat meat: A growing export market
Rat-catching season reaches its height after the rice harvest in June and July when rats have little to eat in this part of rural Kompong Cham province, some ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
5
Education provides a level playing field to Bihar's underprivileged
The four, all aged 18 or 19, are Musahars, a rat-catching community of Bihar that is the lowest of the low in the hierarchy of castes in India, even among Dalits. «Livemint, Jul 14»
6
Rentokil Initial sells facilities business to focus on rat-catching
The deal is part of an ongoing strategy to focus on Rentokil's core business of pest control, hygiene and workwear, CEO Andy Ransom told The Telegraph. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
7
Newcastle Borough Council set to charge residents £30 for rat
FAMILIES whose homes are plagued by vermin may soon have to pay for a council's rat-catching service. At the moment, people in Newcastle borough can ... «Stoke Sentinel, Nov 13»
8
Rat Hunting In NYC: Owners Let Dogs Chase And Kill City's …
More recently, a rat-catching dachshund got attention in Seattle when its owner happened by while City Councilman Tom Rasmussen was checking out a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 13»
9
Rodents can't dodge Roger the rat-catching greyhound
GIANT rodents are back infesting Goodna, but Roger the rat-catching greyhound is loving every minute of it. Goodna resident Keiron Butler, a leading greyhound ... «The Queensland Times, Feb 13»
10
Crispin Glover's 1989 Novelty Album About Clowns and Screaming
He gave a similarly off-kilter performance in River's Edge, and released his books Rat-Catching and Oak-Mot, both of which were Burroughs-esque cutups of ... «The Awl, Jun 12»

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