CAT
cat, true cat
(noun) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
Caterpillar, cat
(noun) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea
(noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; “in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults”
cat
(noun) a spiteful woman gossip; “what a cat she is!”
guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod
(noun) an informal term for a youth or man; “a nice guy”; “the guy’s only doing it for some doll”; “the poor sod couldn’t even buy a drink”
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; “After drinking too much, the students vomited”; “He purged continuously”; “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”
cat
(verb) beat with a cat-o’-nine-tails
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cat (plural cats)
An animal of the family Felidae
Synonym: felid
A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8thc.]
Synonyms: puss, pussy, malkin, kitty, pussy-cat, grimalkin, Thesaurus:cat
Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.
A person
(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman. [from early 13thc.]
Synonym: bitch
An enthusiast or player of jazz.
(slang) A person (usually male).
Synonyms: bloke, chap, cove, dude, fellow, fella, guy
(slang) A prostitute. [from at least early 15thc.]
(nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
(chiefly, nautical) Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.
(archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
(archaic, uncountable) The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
(slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English) A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
(historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
Synonyms: tortoise, Welsh cat
Synonyms
• (any member of the suborder (sometimes superfamily) Feliformia or Feloidea): feliform ("cat-like" carnivoran), feloid (compare Caniformia, Canoidea)
• (any member of the subfamily Felinae, genera Puma, Acinonyx, Lynx, Leopardus, and Felis): feline cat, a feline
• (any member of the subfamily Pantherinae, genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis): pantherine cat, a pantherine
• (technically, all members of the genus Panthera): panther (i.e. tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), (narrow sense) panther (i.e. black panther)
• (any member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, genera Smilodon, Homotherium, Miomachairodus, etc.): Smilodontini, Machairodontini (Homotherini), Metailurini, "saber-toothed cat" (saber-tooth)
Hyponyms
• (domestic species): housecat, malkin, kitten, mouser, tomcat
Verb
cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
(nautical, transitive) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
(nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
(slang) To vomit something.
To go wandering at night.
To gossip in a catty manner.
Etymology 2
Noun
cat (plural cats)
Abbreviation of catamaran.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of catenate.
Noun
cat (plural cats)
(computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.
Verb
cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
(computing, transitive) To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
(computing, slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
Etymology 4
Adjective
cat (not comparable)
(Ireland, informal) Terrible, disastrous.
Usage notes
This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.
Etymology 5
Noun
cat (uncountable)
(slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.
Etymology 6
Noun
cat (plural cats)
(military, naval) A catapult.
Etymology 7
Noun
cat (plural cats)
Abbreviation of category.
Etymology 8
Noun
cat (plural cats)
Abbreviation of catfish.
Etymology 9
Noun
cat (plural cats)
(slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.
Anagrams
• A. C. T., A.C.T., ACT, ATC, Act., CTA, TAC, TCA, act, act., tac
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Cat (plural Cats)
A diminutive of the female given names Catherine, Caitlin.
Etymology 2
Noun
Cat (plural Cats)
(slang) A piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of the Caterpillar brand.
Anagrams
• A. C. T., A.C.T., ACT, ATC, Act., CTA, TAC, TCA, act, act., tac
Noun
CAT (countable and uncountable, plural CATs)
Acronym of computer-adaptive test.
Acronym of common admission test.
Acronym of civil air transport.
Acronym of clear-air turbulence.
(medicine) Acronym of computed axial tomography.
Acronym of career aptitude test.
Acronym of computer-assisted/aided translation.
Acronym of credit authorization terminal.
Acronym of citizenship advancement training.
Acronym of computer-aided transceiver.
Acronym of cosmic anisotropy telescope.
Acronym of coital alignment technique.
Acronym of conidial anastomosis tube.
Acronym of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase.
Acronym of crisis assessment team.
Synonyms
• (computed axial tomography): CT, computed tomography, computed axial tomography
Proper noun
CAT
Centre for Alternative Technology
Counter Assault Team
Citizens Area Transit
Canadian Achievement Tests
Cambridge Antibody Technology
Anagrams
• A. C. T., A.C.T., ACT, ATC, Act., CTA, TAC, TCA, act, act., tac
Source: Wiktionary
Cat, n. Etym: [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. kett, Icel. köttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. Cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr cot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. CF. Ketten.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the Angora cat; the Maltese cat; the Manx cat.
Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals, from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.
2. (Naut.) (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade. (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship. Totten.
3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed.
4. An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
5. A cat o' nine tails. See below. Angora cat, blind cat, See under Angora, Blind.
– Black cat the fisher. See under Black.
– Cat and dog, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonius. "I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it." Coleridge.
– Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead.
– Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.
– Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.] -- Cat o' nine tails, an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back.
– Cat's cradle, game played, esp. by children, with a string looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of another, at each transfer with a change of form. See Cratch, Cratch cradle.
– To let the cat out of the bag, to tell a secret, carelessly or willfully. [Colloq.] -- Bush cat, the serval. See Serval.
Cat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tted; p. pr. & vb. n. Catting.] (Naut.)
Definition: To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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