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cat

  [kat] noun, verb, cat⋅ted, cat⋅ting.
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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, esp. a man.
b. a devotee of jazz.
4. 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 British. the tapering piece of wood used in the game of tipcat.
b. Chiefly British. the game itself.
c. four old cat, one old cat, three old cat, two old cat.
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. (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.
–verb (used without object)
17. British Slang. to vomit.
—Verb phrase
18. cat around, Slang.
a. to spend one's time aimlessly or idly.
b. to seek sexual activity indiscriminately; tomcat.
—Idioms
19. bell the cat, to attempt something formidable or dangerous.
20. 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.
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
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cat

  1. n.
    a fellow; a guy; a dude. : Now, this cat wants to borrow some money from me. What should I do?
  2. in.
    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : Looks like somebody catted in the bushes.
  3. n.
    a gossipy woman. : Mary can be such a cat, you know.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

CAT 
1975, medical acronym for computerized axial tomography.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: CAT
Function: abbreviation
computed axial tomography; computerized axial tomography
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

CAT abbr.
computerized axial tomography

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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