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cat  (kt)

n.

1.

a. A small carnivorous mammal (Felis catus or F. domesticus) domesticated since early times as a catcher of rats and mice and as a pet and existing in several distinctive breeds and varieties.

b. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.

c. The fur of a domestic cat.

2. Informal A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

3. Slang

a. A person, especially a man.

b. A player or devotee of jazz music.

4. A cat-o'-nine-tails.

5. A catfish.

6. Nautical

a. A cathead.

b. A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

c. A catboat.

d. A catamaran.

v. cat·ted, cat·ting, cats

v.tr. Nautical

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

v.intr. Slang

To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs: "catting around with every lady in sight" Gore Vidal.

Idiom:

let the cat out of the bag

To let a secret be known.

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[Middle English, from Old English catt, from Germanic *kattuz. Sense 6d, short for catamaran.]

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cat

Noun

1. a small domesticated mammal with thick soft fur and whiskers

2. a wild animal related to the cat, such as the lynx, lion, or tiger Related adjective feline

3. let the cat out of the bag to disclose a secret

4. raining cats and dogs raining very heavily

5. set the cat among the pigeons to stir up trouble [Latin cattus]

catlike adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cat - feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats true cat felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
	2.	cat - an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" guy, hombre, bozo adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" sod - an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
	3.	cat - a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!" gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	4.	cat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat excitant, stimulant drug, stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
	5.	cat - a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" cat-o'-nine-tails whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	6.	cat - a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work Caterpillar tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	7.	cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild big cat family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws Panthera pardus, leopard - large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots Panthera uncia, snow leopard, ounce - large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Felis onca, jaguar, panther, Panthera onca - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis king of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male Panthera tigris, tiger - large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered liger - offspring of a male lion and a female tiger tiglon, tigon - offspring of a male tiger and a female lion Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah - long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth - any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene
	8.	CAT - a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography, CT X-raying, X-radiation - obtaining images by the use of X rays
Verb	1.	cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
	2.	cat - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, spue, disgorge, spew, chuck, honk, regurgitate, purge, cast egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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cat

noun feline, pussy (informal) moggy (slang) puss (informal) ballarat Austral. (informal) tabby >> adjective feline >> male tom >> female queen >> young kitten

Translations

cat [kæt] n → gato

cat [kæt] n → chat m

cat [kæt] n → Katze f;

(lion etc) → (Raub)katze f

cat [kæt] n → gatto

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cat

n cat [kӕt]

1 a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet a Siamese cat. kat قِط котка kočka kat die Katze γάτα gato kass گربه kissa chat, chatte חָתוּל बिल्ली mačka macska kucing köttur gatto 猫 고양이 katė, katinas kaķis kucing kat katt kot gato pi­sică кошка mačka maček, mačka mačka katt แมว kedi 貓 кіт, кішка بلی con mèo 猫

2 a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc) the big cats. kat الأسَد أو النَّمِر животно от семейство котки kočkovitá šelma kattedyr die Raubkatze αίλουρος felino kaslane گربه سان kissaeläin félin מִשפָּחַת הַחָתוּלִיים उसी प्रजाति के बड़े जंगली जानवर mačka macskaféle kucing besar dÿr af kattaætt felino 猫科の動物 고양이속(屬)의 동물 kačių šeimos žinduolis kaķu dzimtas dzīvnieks keluarga kucing kat kattedyr wielki drapieżnik z rodziny kotów felino felină семейство кошачьих (mačkovitá) šelma mačka rod mačaka kattdjur แมวป่า kedigillerden vahşi hayvan 貓科 кішка بلی کے خاندان کا جنگلی جانور thú họ mèo 猫科

adj ˈcatty

spiteful, malicious She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks. katterig خَبيث، حَقود، ماكِر лукав zlomyslný; falešný spydig; ondskabsfuld boshaft κακεντρεχής, μοχθηρός malicioso pahatahtlik کینه توز؛ بداندیش pahansuopa méchant מְרוָּשע मलिनहृदय pakostan, zloban alattomos jahat illkvittinn vendicativo 意地の悪い 심술궂은 klastingas, vylingas nenovīdīgs; ļauns menyakitkan hati kattig smålig, sjikanerende, sladderaktig złośliwy maldoso rău(tăcios) ехидный uštipačný, falošný, neúprimný zloben pakostan småelak, giftig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย sinsi, kinci, hain 惡毒的 хитрий, злий بلی کا سا ، گربہ صفت hằn học 恶毒的

n ˈcatcall

a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval the catcalls of the audience. uitjouery, gefluit صَفيرُ اسْتِهْجان освиркване pískání piben; hujen das Auspfeifen αποδοκιμαστικό σφύριγμα silbido väljavilistamine شیشکی؛ صدای هو کردن vihellyskonsertti sifflet שׁרִיקַת בּוּז असंतोष या असहमति जताने के लिए सीटी बजाना podrugljivi povik kifütyülés suitan baul fischio やじ 불만을 나타내는 고양이 울음 같은 소리 šaižus švilpimas svilpiens sorak ejekan afkeurend gejoel piping, pipekonsert gwizd vaia fluierătură освистывание piskot žvižg zvižduk protestvissling เสียงแสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยหรือไม่สนับสนุน ıslık, yuhalama 不贊成的噓聲 освистування اونچی آواز کی سیٹی tiếng huýt sáo 不赞成的嘘声

n ˈcatfish

any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth. platkop, seebaber سَمَك السلَّور/ الصلَّور морски вълк sumec, sumcovitá ryba malle; havkat der Wels γατόψαρο bagre säga گربه ماهی monni poisson-chat שְׂפָמנוּן अशल्क मछली som harcsa lele leirgedda; (steinbítur) pesce gatto なまず 메기류의 물고기 šamas, šamažuvių būrio žuvis zobaine ikan duri katvis steinbit zębacz bagre pisică de mare сомовые sumcovitá ryba som som havskatt ปลาดุก kedi balığı 鮎魚 сом مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá trê 鲇鱼

n ˈcatgut

a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc. dermsnaar وَتَرٌ مَصْنوعٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء (материал за) струни struna (vyrobená ze střev) tarmstreng die Darmseite χορδή cuerda de tripa kätgut زه؛ رودۀ تابیده suolilanka, katgutti catgut חוּט דַק वायलिन की तांत डोरी ketgut, struna bélhúr katgut girni minugia, catgut 腸線 장선(腸線) žarninė styga ketguts katgut catgut tarmstreng katgut, struna jelitowa categute catgut кетгут struna (z ovčieho čreva na sláčikové nástroje) struna, katgut žica crevara katgut, tarmsträng เอ็นที่ทำจากไส้แกะใช้ในเครื่องดนตรีประเภทสาย kiriş (羊)腸線 струна بھیڑ کی آنتوں سے بنائی ہوئی ایک تار یا رسی dây đàn vi lông (羊)肠线

n ˌcat's-ˈeye

a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night. katoë مِصْباحٌ كَهْرُبائي عَلى الطَّريق يُرسِلُ ضوئَه إلى السّيارات لأرْشادِ السّائِقين في الظَّلام светло-отразител odrazové sklo, odrazka katteøje das Katzenauge τα φώτα γυαλί στην επιφάνεια του οδοστρώματος που αντανακλά των αυτοκινήτων, ματάκι της γάτας catadióptico helkur مهرۀ نصب شده در سطح جاده برای هدایت رانندگان در شب heijastin catadioptre עֵינֵי חָתוּל चालकों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए सड़क पर लगा शीशे का टुकड़ा mačka macskaszem mata kucing kattarauga catarifrangente 夜間反射道路標識 (도로의) 야간 반사 장치 katės akis reflektors kaca yang bercahaya di permukaan jalan raya pada waktu malam katoog refleks światło odblaskowe olho de gato ochi de pisică катафот odrazové sklo mačje oko mačje oko kattöga ชิ้นแก้วขนาดเล็กใช้สะท้อนแสงบนถนน kedigözü `貓眼`反光路燈 катафот, світлоповертач بلی آنکھ ، چشم گربہ hàng đinh phản chiếu trên xa lộ `猫眼`反光路灯

n ˈcatsuit

a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit. katpak بَنْطَلون نِسائي مَشْدود гащеризон přiléhavý kalhotový oblek catsuit der Hosenanzug γυναικείο μονοκόμματο μπλουζάκι, κορμάκι prenda ajustada que cubre todo el cuerpo liibuv kombinesoon گن joustohaalari combinaison-pantalon בֶּגֶד-גוּף महिलाओं का चुस्त पायजामा ženski kombinezon macskanadrág celana kombinasi þéttsniðin buxnadragt calzamaglia 女性用運動着 캣수트(몸에 꽉 붙는 원피스) aptemptas kombinezonas cieši piegulošs kombinezons celana kombinasi jumpsuit bodysuit, tettsittende buksedrakt kombinezon macacão salopetă комбинезон в обтяжку (priliehavý) nohavicový kostým v celku ženski kombinezon triko overall, byxdress ชุดเสื้อกางเกงติดกันรัดรูป bedene sımsıkı oturan tek parçalı kadın giysisi (女式)緊身套服 комбінезон عورتوں کا چست لباس áo khoác dài từ cổ tới chân （女式）紧身套服

n ˈcattail

a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail. katstert ذَيْلُ القِط хвощ orobinec der Schilfkolben είδος υδρόβιου δέντρου tifácea, espadaña hundinui گیاه اکالیفا osmankäämi massette סוּג צֶמָח एक तरह का लंबा पौधा trska nádbuzogány gelagah dúnhamar tifa がま 부들 plačialapis švendras vilkvālīte gelagah lisdodde dunkjevle pałka szerokolistna espadana pa­pură рогоз pálka preslica rogoz kaveldun พืชชนิดหนึ่งโตในที่เปียกชื้นรูปร่างคล้ายหางแมว kedi kuyruğu 香蒲屬植物 рогіз ایک پودے کا نام cây đuôi mèo 香蒲属植物

let the cat out of the bag

to let a secret become known unintentionally. die aap uit die mou laat kom يُفْشي سِرّا بِدون قَصْد издавам тайна vyžvanit tajemství slippe katten ud af sækken die Katze aus dem Sack lassen βγάζω στη φόρα, φανερώνω ακούσια ένα μυστικό irse de la lengua saladust kogemata välja rääkima بند را آب دادن lipsauttaa salaisuus vendre la mèche לְגָלוֹת אֶת הַסוֹד खुद से रहस्य उजागर होने देना tračerica elárulja a titkot membuka rahasia ljóstra upp leyndarmáli lasciarsi sfuggire un segreto 秘密をもらす 무심코 비밀을 누설하다 prasitarti, išplepėti paslaptį izpļāpāties membuka rahsia een geheim verklappen slippe katten ut av sekken wygadać się dar com a língua nos dentes a trăda un secret выболтать секрет vyzradiť tajomstvo izblebetati skrivnost otkriti tajnu prata bredvid mun, försäga sig เปิดเผยความลับโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ ağzından kaçırmak 泄露秘密 проговоритися, розляпати راز کھلنے دینا để lộ bí mật 泄露秘密