snitch vs rat

snitch and rat both are nouns.

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

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

snitch: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
rat: one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

Other hypernyms of snitch include betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer.

As verbs, snitch and rat are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of snitch include betray, denounce, give away, grass, shit, shop, stag, tell on.

snitch (noun)	rat (noun)
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police	any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
	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

snitch (verb)	rat (verb)
give away information about somebody	give away information about somebody
take by theft	catch rats, especially with dogs
	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