RATHOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rathole mean? 

• RATHOLE (noun)
  The noun RATHOLE has 2 senses:

1. a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats

2. a small dirty uncomfortable room

  Familiarity information: RATHOLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RATHOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("rathole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening into or through something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small dirty uncomfortable room

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rathole" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)