rat vs nark

rat and nark both are nouns.

rat and nark both are verbs.

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

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

rat: one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
nark: an informer or spy working for the police

Other hyponyms of rat include canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, copper's nark, grass, supergrass.

rat (noun)	nark (noun)
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse	an informer or spy working for the police
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure	a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
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

rat (verb)	nark (verb)
give away information about somebody	inform or spy (for the police)
catch rats, especially with dogs	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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

Difference between rat and nark

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