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Meaning of "ratpack" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RATPACK

ratpack  [ˈrætˌpæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATPACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ratpack 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 RATPACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ratpack

Rat Pack

The Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group, after Bogart's death, that called itself "the Summit" or "the Clan," featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop; they appeared together on stage and in films in the early 1960s, including the movies Ocean's 11, Sergeants 3, and Robin and the 7 Hoods. Sinatra, Martin, and Davis were regarded as the group's lead members.

Definition of ratpack in the English dictionary

The definition of ratpack in the dictionary is those members of the press who give wide, often intrusive, coverage of the private lives of celebrities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATPACK


backpack
ˈbækˌpæk
bipack
ˈbaɪˌpæk
bratpack
ˈbrætˌpæk
Britpack
ˈbrɪtˌpæk
gopak
ˈɡəʊˌpæk
handy-pack
ˈhændɪˌpæk
hardpack
ˈhɑːdˌpæk
isopach
ˈaɪsəʊˌpæk
manpack
ˈmænˌpæk
mudpack
ˈmʌdˌpæk
multipack
ˈmʌltɪˌpæk
portapack
ˈpɔːtəˌpæk
retropack
ˈrɛtrəʊˌpæk
shoepac
ˈʃuːˌpæk
shoepack
ˈʃuːˌpæk
shrinkpack
ˈʃrɪŋkˌpæk
snowpack
ˈsnəʊˌpæk
tripack
ˈtraɪˌpæk
woolpack
ˈwʊlˌpæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATPACK

rations
Ratisbon
ratite
ratlike
ratlin
ratline
ratling
RATO
ratoon
ratooner
ratproof
rats
rats´ tails
ratsbane
Ratskeller
rattailed
rattan
ratted
ratteen
ratten

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATPACK

blister pack
bubble pack
economy pack
face pack
fanny pack
flat pack
flat-pack
go to the pack
ice pack
information pack
jumbo pack
power pack
prepack
press pack
repack
six-pack
starter pack
two-pack
unpack
wolf pack

Synonyms and antonyms of ratpack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ratpack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATPACK

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

Translator English - Chinese

ratpack
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratpack
570 millions of speakers

English

ratpack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ratpack
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ratpack
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ratpack
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ratpack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ratpack
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ratpack
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ratpack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ratpack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ratpack
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ratpack
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ratpack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ratpack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ratpack
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॅम्पॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıçan paketi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ratpack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ratpack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ratpack
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratpack
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ratpack
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratpack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ratpack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratpack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ratpack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATPACK»

The term «ratpack» is regularly used and occupies the 75.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATPACK» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATPACK»

Discover the use of ratpack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratpack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ratpack Airlines: The Low and Slow Airwar Over Southeast Asia
RatPack Airlines was an Air Force gunship during the Vietnam War.
Ray McComber, 2013
2
Staying in the Game: The Remarkable Story of Doc Seaman
“It was just an informal group, and we fancied up the name Ratpack. Maybe Frank Sinatra and his Ratpack picked up the name from us,” jokes Doc. The Ratpack included B.J. Seaman, Doc's brother and Bow Valley partner; Jack Sparks, CEO ...
Sydney Sharpe, 2008
3
I Am Alive in Los Angeles!
PhiLLHarmoniC, DJ DAVE, Besskepp, Stricke9, Ordell Cordova, Tone Tec, 7, Blackbird, J Sole, Sarah Cruse, Megan Jacobs, Dr. Gray, Yem, Bintu, Mear One, Ratpack Slim, Sean Morris. BooyakashaW! Blessings out to Jointz Magazine, Kotori, ...
Mike the PoeT, 2006
4
Singing Was the Easy Part
In Singing Was the Easy Part, he talks frankly about his bankruptcy, his many marriages and his belief in God. It’s a warm, funny, and inspiring memoir from one of America’s greatest pop singers.
Vic Damone, David Chanoff, 2009
5
The Magic Striptease
Once he even stopped to buy some bubble gum for a ragged ratpack of little boys . Oh, it was a perfect day. Once in a bleeping million. Even though Officer Murdock could not carry any tune for long, he was whistling something or other as he ...
George Garrett, 2003
6
Irish on the Inside: In Search of the Soul of Irish America
... an Anglophile family. Che wore a dirty nylon shirt to dinners at their house and once called Winston Churchill "another ratpack politician" to their horror.42 Che was an adventurer who traveled through Latin America on a motorcycle before IV .
Tom Hayden, 2003
7
Adeus Angola
Nowadays the Army marches on wheels mostly, but in Angola its soldiers ran on what was known as the "ratpack". Sceptics who are inclined to believe everything they hear about Army cooking will be glad to know that the "rat" referred not to ...
Willem Steenkamp, 1976
8
Interactive Web Graphics with Shout3D
public class ChangeScenesPanel extends Shout3DPanel implements *» DeviceObserver{ //must create an array (list) of URLs, // even though there is only one URL in the array String[] URL = new String[1]; Transform ratpack; Transform ...
Rob Polevol, 2001
9
The New Zealand Law Journal: NZLJ.
We wrote "Dear Mr Ratpack" as if he was a close friend for whom the letter was an unwelcome intrusion into the warmth of our affection and "Dear Mr Sharkjaws" as if to indicate that we were unaware of his voracity. Sometimes the body of the ...
‎1982
10
Eye of the Wolf: One Russian Rifle Against the German SS ...
His response was to send back the bounty posters to the SS division commanders attached to the well-chewed SS hunters, with a message: "The Eye of the Wolf is upon you." He became an enigma to the German SS and a folk hero to the Russians.
Ray McComber, 2013

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« EDUCALINGO. Ratpack [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ratpack>. May 2024 ».
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