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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.katقِطкоткаkočkakatdie Katzeγάταgatokassگربهkissachat, chatteחָתוּלबिल्लीmačkamacskakucingkötturgatto猫고양이katė, katinaskaķiskucingkatkattkotgatopi­sicăкошкаmačkamaček, mačkamačkakattแมวkedi貓кіт, кішкаبلیcon mèo猫

2 a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc) the big cats.katالأسَد أو النَّمِرживотно от семейство коткиkočkovitá šelmakattedyrdie Raubkatzeαίλουροςfelinokaslaneگربه سانkissaeläinfélinמִשפָּחַת הַחָתוּלִייםउसी प्रजाति के बड़े जंगली जानवरmačkamacskafélekucing besardÿr af kattaættfelino猫科の動物고양이속(屬)의 동물kačių šeimos žinduoliskaķu dzimtas dzīvniekskeluarga kucingkatkattedyrwielki drapieżnik z rodziny kotówfelinofelinăсемейство кошачьих(mačkovitá) šelmamačkarod mačakakattdjurแมวป่าkedigillerden vahşi hayvan貓科кішкаبلی کے خاندان کا جنگلی جانورthú họ mèo猫科

adj ˈcatty

spiteful, malicious She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks.katterigخَبيث، حَقود، ماكِرлукавzlomyslný; falešnýspydig; ondskabsfuldboshaftκακεντρεχής, μοχθηρόςmaliciosopahatahtlikکینه توز؛ بداندیشpahansuopaméchantמְרוָּשעमलिनहृदयpakostan, zlobanalattomosjahatillkvittinnvendicativo意地の悪い심술궂은klastingas, vylingasnenovīdīgs; ļaunsmenyakitkan hatikattigsmålig, sjikanerende, sladderaktigzłośliwymaldosorău(tăcios)ехидныйuštipačný, falošný, neúprimnýzlobenpakostansmåelak, giftigที่มีเจตนาร้ายsinsi, kinci, hain惡毒的хитрий, злийبلی کا سا ، گربہ صفتhằn học恶毒的

n ˈcatcall

a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval the catcalls of the audience.uitjouery, gefluitصَفيرُ اسْتِهْجانосвиркванеpískánípiben; hujendas Auspfeifenαποδοκιμαστικό σφύριγμαsilbidoväljavilistamineشیشکی؛ صدای هو کردنvihellyskonserttisiffletשׁרִיקַת בּוּזअसंतोष या असहमति जताने के लिए सीटी बजानाpodrugljivi povikkifütyüléssuitanbaulfischioやじ불만을 나타내는 고양이 울음 같은 소리šaižus švilpimassvilpienssorak ejekanafkeurend gejoelpiping, pipekonsertgwizdvaiafluierăturăосвистываниеpiskotžvižgzviždukprotestvisslingเสียงแสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยหรือไม่สนับสนุนıslık, yuhalama不贊成的噓聲освистуванняاونچی آواز کی سیٹیtiếng huýt sáo不赞成的嘘声

n ˈcatfish

any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth. platkop, seebaberسَمَك السلَّور/ الصلَّورморски вълкsumec, sumcovitá rybamalle; havkatder Welsγατόψαροbagresägaگربه ماهیmonnipoisson-chatשְׂפָמנוּןअशल्क मछलीsomharcsaleleleirgedda; (steinbítur)pesce gattoなまず메기류의 물고기šamas, šamažuvių būrio žuviszobaineikan durikatvissteinbitzębaczbagrepisică de mareсомовыеsumcovitá rybasomsomhavskattปลาดุกkedi balığı鮎魚сомمچھلی کی ایک قسمcá trê鲇鱼

n ˈcatgut

a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc. dermsnaarوَتَرٌ مَصْنوعٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء(материал за) струниstruna (vyrobená ze střev)tarmstrengdie Darmseiteχορδήcuerda de tripakätgutزه؛ رودۀ تابیدهsuolilanka, katgutticatgutחוּט דַקवायलिन की तांत डोरीketgut, strunabélhúrkatgutgirniminugia, catgut腸線장선(腸線)žarninė stygaketgutskatgutcatguttarmstrengkatgut, struna jelitowacategutecatgutкетгутstruna (z ovčieho čreva na sláčikové nástroje)struna, katgutžica crevarakatgut, tarmsträngเอ็นที่ทำจากไส้แกะใช้ในเครื่องดนตรีประเภทสายkiriş(羊)腸線струнаبھیڑ کی آنتوں سے بنائی ہوئی ایک تار یا رسیdây 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. katoëمِصْباحٌ كَهْرُبائي عَلى الطَّريق يُرسِلُ ضوئَه إلى السّيارات لأرْشادِ السّائِقين في الظَّلامсветло-отразителodrazové sklo, odrazkakatteøjedas Katzenaugeτα φώτα γυαλί στην επιφάνεια του οδοστρώματος που αντανακλά των αυτοκινήτων, ματάκι της γάταςcatadiópticohelkurمهرۀ نصب شده در سطح جاده برای هدایت رانندگان در شبheijastincatadioptreעֵינֵי חָתוּלचालकों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए सड़क पर लगा शीशे का टुकड़ाmačkamacskaszemmata kucingkattaraugacatarifrangente夜間反射道路標識(도로의) 야간 반사 장치katės akisreflektorskaca yang bercahaya di permukaan jalan raya pada waktu malamkatoogrefleksświatło odblaskoweolho de gatoochi de pisicăкатафотodrazové sklomačje okomačje okokattögaชิ้นแก้วขนาดเล็กใช้สะท้อนแสงบนถนนkedigözü`貓眼`反光路燈катафот, світлоповертачبلی آنکھ ، چشم گربہhàng đinh phản chiếu trên xa lộ`猫眼`反光路灯

n ˈcatsuit

a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit. katpakبَنْطَلون نِسائي مَشْدودгащеризонpřiléhavý kalhotový oblekcatsuitder Hosenanzugγυναικείο μονοκόμματο μπλουζάκι, κορμάκιprenda ajustada que cubre todo el cuerpoliibuv kombinesoonگنjoustohaalaricombinaison-pantalonבֶּגֶד-גוּףमहिलाओं का चुस्त पायजामाženski kombinezonmacskanadrágcelana kombinasiþéttsniðin buxnadragtcalzamaglia女性用運動着캣수트(몸에 꽉 붙는 원피스)aptemptas kombinezonascieši piegulošs kombinezonscelana kombinasijumpsuitbodysuit, tettsittende buksedraktkombinezonmacacãosalopetăкомбинезон в обтяжку(priliehavý) nohavicový kostým v celkuženski kombinezontrikooverall, byxdressชุดเสื้อกางเกงติดกันรัดรูปbedene sımsıkı oturan tek parçalı kadın giysisi(女式)緊身套服комбінезонعورتوں کا چست لباسáo 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. katstertذَيْلُ القِطхвощorobinecder Schilfkolbenείδος υδρόβιου δέντρουtifácea, espadañahundinuiگیاه اکالیفاosmankäämimassetteסוּג צֶמָחएक तरह का लंबा पौधाtrskanádbuzogánygelagahdúnhamartifaがま부들plačialapis švendrasvilkvālītegelagahlisdoddedunkjevlepałka szerokolistnaespadanapa­purăрогозpálkapreslicarogozkaveldunพืชชนิดหนึ่งโตในที่เปียกชื้นรูปร่างคล้ายหางแมวkedi kuyruğu香蒲屬植物рогізایک پودے کا نامcây 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 komيُفْشي سِرّا بِدون قَصْدиздавам тайнаvyžvanit tajemstvíslippe katten ud af sækkendie Katze aus dem Sack lassenβγάζω στη φόρα, φανερώνω ακούσια ένα μυστικόirse de la lenguasaladust kogemata välja rääkimaبند را آب دادنlipsauttaa salaisuusvendre la mècheלְגָלוֹת אֶת הַסוֹדखुद से रहस्य उजागर होने देनाtračericaelárulja a titkotmembuka rahasialjóstra upp leyndarmálilasciarsi sfuggire un segreto秘密をもらす무심코 비밀을 누설하다prasitarti, išplepėti paslaptįizpļāpātiesmembuka rahsiaeen geheim verklappenslippe katten ut av sekkenwygadać siędar com a língua nos dentesa trăda un secretвыболтать секретvyzradiť tajomstvoizblebetati skrivnostotkriti tajnuprata bredvid mun, försäga sigเปิดเผยความลับโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจağzından kaçırmak泄露秘密проговоритися, розляпатиراز کھلنے دیناđể lộ bí mật泄露秘密