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A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.
2. COUNTABLE NOUN
Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family.
3. See also Cheshire cat, fat cat, wildcat
4. See to let the cat out of the bagShow more

5. See curiosity killed the cat
6. See look like something the cat dragged in
7. See game of cat and mouse

8. See to put the cat among the pigeons
9. See no room to swing a cat
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cat
in British English
(kæt)
NOUN
1. Also called: domestic cat
a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
2. Also called: big cat
any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger
3. any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat ▶ Related adjective: feline
4. old-fashioned, derogatory
someone who gossips maliciously

5. slang
a man; guy
6. nautical
a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead
7. a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
8. short for catboat
9. short for cat-o'-nine-tails
10. See a bag of cats
11. See fight like Kilkenny cats
12. See let the cat out of the bag
13. See like a cat on a hot tin roof
14. See like cat and dog
15. See look like something the cat brought in

16. See not a cat in hell's chance
17. See not have room to swing a cat
18. See play cat and mouse
19. See put the cat among the pigeons
20. See rain cats and dogs
VERB
Word forms: cats, catting or catted
21. (transitive)
to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
22. (transitive) nautical
to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead

23. (intransitive) a slang word for vomit
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Derived forms
catlike (ˈcatˌlike) ADJECTIVE
cattish (ˈcattish) ADJECTIVE
Word origin
Old English catte, from Latin cattus; related to Old Norse köttr, Old High German kazza, Old French chat, Russian kot
cat
in British English
(kæt)
NOUN
informal short for catamaran (sense 1)
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cat
in British English
(kæt)
NOUN
1.
a. short for catalytic converter
b. (as modifier)
a cat car

ADJECTIVE
2. short for catalytic
a cat cracker
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CAT
in British English
ABBREVIATION FOR
1. computer-aided teaching
2. computer-assisted trading
3. computerized axial tomography
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cat.
in British English
ABBREVIATION FOR
1. catalogue
2. catamaran
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CAT
in American English
clear-air turbulence
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cat
in American English
(kæt)
NOUN
Word forms: plural cats or cat
1. any of a family (Felidae) of carnivores, including the lion, tiger, cougar, etc., characterized by a lithe body and, in all species but the cheetah, retractile claws
2. a small, lithe, soft-furred animal (Felis cattus) of this family, domesticated since ancient times and often kept as a pet or for killing mice
3.
a. a person regarded as a cat in some way
b. a woman who makes spiteful remarks
4. cat-o'-nine-tails
5. US
a catfish
6. a catboat
7. tipcat
8. US, Slang
a. a jazz musician or enthusiast
b. any person, esp. a man
9. Nautical
a tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: ˈcatted or ˈcatting
10. to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead
Idioms:
cat around
let the cat out of the bag
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Word origin
ME & OE, both < a general European root < LL cattus; prob. of Afr orig.
cat
in American English
1. catalog
2. catechism
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cat
in American English
(kæt) (verb catted, catting)
NOUN
1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties
2. any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc.
3. slang
a. a person, esp. a man
b. a devotee of jazz
4. old-fashioned, derogatory
a woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip
5. the fur of the domestic cat
6. a cat-o'-nine-tails
7. Games
a. chiefly Brit
the tapering piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
b. chiefly Brit
the game itself
c. See four old cat, one old cat, three old cat, two old cat
8. a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail; catboat
9. catamaran
10. catfish
11. Nautical
a tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead
12. 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
13. Navy informal catapult (sense 2)
14. (in medieval warfare)
a movable shelter for providing protection when approaching a fortification
15. See bell the cat
16. See let the cat out of the bag
TRANSITIVE VERB
17. to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
18. Nautical
to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead
INTRANSITIVE VERB
19. Brit slang
to vomit
20. See cat around
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME cat, catte, OE catt (masc.), catte (fem.); c. OFris, MD katte, OHG kazza, ON kǫttr, Ir cat, Welsh cath (Slavic *kotŭ, Lith katė̃ perh. ‹ Gmc), LL cattus, catta (first attested in the 4th century, presumably with the introduction of domestic cats); ult. orig. obscure]
Cat
in American English
(kæt)
NOUN
trademark
a Caterpillar tractor
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CAT
in American English
ABBREVIATION
1. clear-air turbulence
2. Medicine
computerized axial tomography
Compare CAT scanner
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cat.
in American English
ABBREVIATION
1. catalog; catalogue
2. catechism
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Examples of 'cat' in a sentence
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And if you want a career untroubled by scandal you should probably get a cat.
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Is it safe to let my cat outside?
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And then the fluffy white cat walked through the blood.
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Not a cat's chance in hell.
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Why did no one tell me sooner how silky cat fur is?
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It would be letting the cat out the bag to say just what that feature is.
The Sun (2011)
Own a white cat and spend their weekends wandering through the nearby Marais.
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We still compete with each other like cat and dog when we're sailing at weekends.
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Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am with her?
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When the cat's away, the mice will play
The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet
All cats are grey in the dark
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More idioms containing
cat
curiosity killed the cat
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there isn't room to swing a cat
see which way the cat jumps
put the cat among the pigeons
look like something the cat dragged in
like the cat that got the cream
like a scalded cat
like a cat on hot bricks
let the cat out of the bag
grin like a Cheshire cat
fight like cat and dog
a fat cat
cat and mouse
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cat
British English: cat /kæt/ noun
A cat is a small furry animal with a tail, whiskers, and sharp claws.
American English: cat /ˈkæt/
Arabic: قِطَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: gato
Chinese: 猫
Croatian: mačka
Czech: kočka
Danish: kat
Dutch: kat
European Spanish: gato animal
Finnish: kissa
French: chat
German: Katze
Greek: γάτα
Italian: gatto
Japanese: 猫
Korean: 고양이
Norwegian: katt
Polish: kot
European Portuguese: gato
Romanian: pisică
Russian: кот
Latin American Spanish: gato felino
Swedish: katt
Thai: แมว
Turkish: kedi
Ukrainian: кіт
Vietnamese: con mèo

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