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adjective
1.
resembling or typical of a cat: catlike eyes.
2.
swift and graceful.
3.
stealthy and noiseless: The scouts crept up on their quarry with catlike tread.
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Catlike
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| cat1 (kæt) | |
| —n | |
| 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 catRelated: feline |
| 4. | old-fashioned a woman 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. | informal short for Caterpillar |
| 10. | short for cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 11. | informal (Irish) a bag of cats a bad-tempered person: she's a real bag of cats this morning |
| 12. | fight like Kilkenny cats to fight until both parties are destroyed |
| 13. | let the cat out of the bag to disclose a secret, often by mistake |
| 14. | like a cat on a hot tin roof, like a cat on hot bricks in an uneasy or agitated state |
| 15. | like cat and dog quarrelling savagely |
| 16. | look like something the cat brought in to appear dishevelled or bedraggled |
| 17. | not a cat in hell's chance no chance at all |
| 18. | not have room to swing a cat to have very little space |
| 19. | play cat and mouse to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness |
| 20. | put the cat among the pigeons to introduce some violently disturbing new element |
| 21. | rain cats and dogs to rain very heavily |
| —vb , cats, catting, catted | |
| 22. | (tr) to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 23. | (tr) nautical to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead |
| 24. | (intr) a slang word for vomit |
| Related: feline | |
| [Old English catte, from Latin cattus; related to Old Norse köttr, Old High German kazza, Old French chat, Russian kot] | |
| 'catlike1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'cattish1 | |
| —adj | |
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