Definition of "rathole" in English

noun

1. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.

2. A living area used by mice or rats, or a similar living area used by other animals.

3. A particularly squalid human residence or other place.

4. An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.

5. (printing) A pigeonhole.

verb

1. (transitive) To hoard.

2. (transitive) To take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.

3. (transitive, poker) To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.

4. (intransitive, poker) To exit a cash game and re-enter with a smaller stack.

5. (intransitive) (of material) To empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.