hire vs rat

hire and rat both are nouns.

hire and rat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hire	Yes	No	Yes	No
rat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rat is a hyponym of hire; that is, rat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hire:

hire: engage or hire for work
rat: employ scabs or strike breakers in

Other hyponyms of hire include featherbed, fill, engage, ship, contract, sign, sign on, sign up, farm out, job, subcontract.

hire (noun)	rat (noun)
the act of hiring something or someone	any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
a newly hired employee	a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
	one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

hire (verb)	rat (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract	give away information about somebody
engage or hire for work	catch rats, especially with dogs
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services	give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
	take the place of work of someone on strike
	employ scabs or strike breakers in

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