» cat

Words people most associate with “cat”:

  1. dog,
  2. meow,
  3. mouse,
  4. kitten,
  5. pussy

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Noun (8 meanings)

1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats.

cat, true cat

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  • feline, felid (noun) - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
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2. an informal term for a youth or man.

guy, cat, hombre, bozo

Examples:
  • “a nice guy”,
  • “the guy's only doing it for some doll”
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  • man, adult male (noun) - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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  • sod (noun) - an informal British term for a youth or man

3. a spiteful woman gossip.

cat

Example:
  • “what a cat she is!”
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4. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.

kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea

Example:
  • “in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults”
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5. a whip with nine knotted cords.

cat-o'-nine-tails, cat

Example:
  • “British sailors feared the cat”
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  • whip (noun) - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
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  • to cat (verb) - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

6. a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.

Caterpillar, cat

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7. any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild.

big cat, cat

cat is a type of:
  • feline, felid (noun) - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
types of cat:
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8. 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.

computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT

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Verb (2 meanings)

1. beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

to cat

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2. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

to vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

Examples:
  • “After drinking too much, the students vomited”,
  • “He purged continuously”,
  • “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”
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