cat

(kăt)

a. A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.

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

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.

[Middle English, from Old English catt, from Germanic *kattuz; akin to Late Latin cattus and Old Church Slavonic kotŭka, all ultimately of unknown origin. Sense 6d, short for catamaran.]

CAT

abbr.

1. clear-air turbulence

2. computerized axial tomography

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CATS

(kæts)

n acronym for

(Education) credit accumulation transfer scheme: a scheme enabling school-leavers and others to acquire transferable certificates for relevant work experience and study towards a recognized qualification

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