rat vs source

rat and source both are nouns.

rat and source both are verbs.

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

As nouns, source is a hypernym of rat; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than rat:

rat: one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
source: a person who supplies information

Other hypernyms of rat include informant.

rat (noun)	source (noun)
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse	a facility where something is available
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure	anything that provides inspiration for later work
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

rat (verb)	source (verb)
give away information about somebody	specify the origin of
catch rats, especially with dogs	get (a product) from another country or business
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 source

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