rattrap

English Thesaurus

1. a trap for catching rats (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	trap,
definition	:	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned (noun.artifact)

2. filthy run-down dilapidated housing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	housing, living accommodations, lodging,
definition	:	structures collectively in which people are housed (noun.artifact)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

3. a difficult entangling situation (noun.state)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state)