Meaning & Definition of Cat in English
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Cat
/kæt/
noun
1. Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats
- Wildcats
synonym:
- cat,
- true cat
2. An informal term for a youth or man
- "A nice guy"
- "The guy's only doing it for some doll"
synonym:
- guy,
- cat,
- hombre,
- bozo
3. A spiteful woman gossip
- "What a cat she is!"
synonym:
- cat
4. 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"
synonym:
- kat,
- khat,
- qat,
- quat,
- cat,
- Arabian tea,
- African tea
5. A whip with nine knotted cords
- "British sailors feared the cat"
synonym:
- cat-o'-nine-tails,
- cat
6. A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts
- Frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
synonym:
- Caterpillar,
- cat
7. Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
synonym:
- big cat,
- cat
8. A method of examining body organs by scanning them with x rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
synonym:
- computerized tomography,
- computed tomography,
- CT,
- computerized axial tomography,
- computed axial tomography,
- CAT
verb
1. Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
synonym:
- cat
2. 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"
synonym:
- vomit,
- vomit up,
- purge,
- cast,
- sick,
- cat,
- be sick,
- disgorge,
- regorge,
- retch,
- puke,
- barf,
- spew,
- spue,
- chuck,
- upchuck,
- honk,
- regurgitate,
- throw up
Examples of using
Tom's cat is always waiting at the door when he arrives home.
The cat likes to play in the garden.
A cat is a miniature lion that loves mice, hates dogs and tolerates humans.