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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, especially a man.
b.
a devotee of jazz.
4.
a woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip.
5.
EXPANDthe fur of the domestic cat.
6.
a cat-o'-nine-tails.
7.
Games.
a.
Chiefly British. the tapering piece of wood used in the game of tipcat.
b.
Chiefly British. the game itself.
8.
a catboat.
9.
a catamaran.
10.
a 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 (def. 2).
14.
COLLAPSE(in medieval warfare) a movable shelter for providing protection when approaching a fortification.
verb (used with object)
15.
to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
16.
Nautical. to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase17.
British Slang. to vomit.
18.
Idiomscat around, Slang.
a.
to spend one's time aimlessly or idly.
b.
to seek sexual activity indiscriminately; tomcat.
19.
bell the cat, to attempt something formidable or dangerous.
20.
let the cat out of the bag, to divulge a secret, especially inadvertently or carelessly: He let the cat out of the bag, and the surprise party wasn't a surprise after all.
Origin:
before 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 *kotŭ, Lithuanian katė̃ perhaps < Gmc), Late Latin cattus, catta (first attested in the 4th century, presumably with the introduction of domestic cats); ultimately origin obscure
before 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 *kotŭ, Lithuanian katė̃ perhaps < Gmc), Late Latin cattus, catta (first attested in the 4th century, presumably with the introduction of domestic cats); ultimately origin obscure
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CAT
1975, medical acronym for computerized axial tomography or something like it.
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CAT abbr.
computerized axial tomography
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