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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cat. abbreviation for - catalogue
- catamaran
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cat1 /kæt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsa small, furry, carnivorous animal often kept as a pet:Our cats like to play with string.
- Mammalsa grouping of similar animals, as the lion, tiger, leopard, or jaguar, and including numerous small wild cats:The cats were kept next to the bears at the zoo.
- Slang TermsSlang.
- a person, esp. a man:a cool cat.
Idioms- Idioms let the cat out of the bag, to reveal, tell, or make known a secret.
cat., an abbreviation of:- catalog;
catalogue.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat1 (kat),USA pronunciation n., v., cat•ted, cat•ting. n. - Mammalsa small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties.
- any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc.
- Slang Terms
- a person, esp. a man.
- a devotee of jazz.
- Sex and Gendera woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip.
- Textilesthe fur of the domestic cat.
- a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Games
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]the tapering piece of wood used in the game of tipcat.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]the game itself.
- See four old cat, one old cat, three old cat, two old cat.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa catboat.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa catamaran.
- Fisha catfish.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead.
- a double tripod having six legs but resting on only three no matter how it is set down, usually used before or over a fire.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Informal Terms[Navy Informal.]catapult (def. 2).
- Military(in medieval warfare) a movable shelter for providing protection when approaching a fortification.
- Idioms bell the cat, to attempt something formidable or dangerous.
- Idioms let the cat out of the bag, to divulge a secret, esp. inadvertently or carelessly:He let the cat out of the bag, and the surprise party wasn't a surprise after all.
v.t. - to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead.
v.i. - British Termsto vomit.
- Slang Terms cat around:
- to spend one's time aimlessly or idly.
- to seek sexual activity indiscriminately;
tomcat.
- Gmc), Late Latin cattus, catta (first attested in the 4th century, presumably with the introduction of domestic cats); ultimately origin, originally obscure
- bef. 900; Middle English cat, catte, Old English catt (masculine), catte (feminine); cognate with Old Frisian, Middle Dutch katte, Old High German kazza, Old Norse kǫttr, Irish cat, Welsh cath (Slavic *kotù, Lithuanian katė̃ perh.
Cat1 (kat)USA pronunciation, - [Trademark.]a Caterpillar tractor.
CAT, - Meteorologyclear-air turbulence.
- Medicinecomputerized axial tomography. Cf. CAT scanner.
cat., - catalog;
catalogue. - catechism.
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