cat-footv.

Etymology: < cat n.¹ + foot v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat-foot.

Chiefly U.S.

intransitive. To walk stealthily or noiselessly. Also with it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)]

besteala725

snikec897

steal1154

creepc1175

skulk?c1225

snaker?c1225

stalkc1300

slenchc1330

lurka1375

slinkc1374

snokec1380

slide1382

slipc1400

mitchera1575

sneak1598

snake1818

sly1825

snoop1832

to steal one's way1847

sniggle1881

gumshoe1897

slime1898

pussyfoot1902

soft-foot1913

cat-foot1916

pussy1919

pussa1953

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap iii. 119 Mebbe it's a Blackhander's camp, I think; so I didn't yell any more. I cat-footed. And in a minute I was up close.

1928 Collier's 10 Nov. 42/2 Tichenor arose and nonchalantly cat-footed down the field for a deceitful touchdown.

1960 ‘R. Simons’ Frame for Murder viii. 103 Crow began to cat-foot it up the stairs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cat-foot
释义	cat-footv. Etymology: < cat n.¹ + foot v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat-foot. Chiefly U.S. intransitive. To walk stealthily or noiselessly. Also with it. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] besteala725 snikec897 steal1154 creepc1175 skulk?c1225 snaker?c1225 stalkc1300 slenchc1330 lurka1375 slinkc1374 snokec1380 slide1382 slipc1400 mitchera1575 sneak1598 snake1818 sly1825 snoop1832 to steal one's way1847 sniggle1881 gumshoe1897 slime1898 pussyfoot1902 soft-foot1913 cat-foot1916 pussy1919 pussa1953 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap iii. 119 Mebbe it's a Blackhander's camp, I think; so I didn't yell any more. I cat-footed. And in a minute I was up close. 1928 Collier's 10 Nov. 42/2 Tichenor arose and nonchalantly cat-footed down the field for a deceitful touchdown. 1960 ‘R. Simons’ Frame for Murder viii. 103 Crow began to cat-foot it up the stairs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1916
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