Definition of Cat

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

Exact synonyms: True Cat
Generic synonyms: Felid, Feline
Specialized synonyms: Domestic Cat, Felis Catus, Felis Domesticus, House Cat, Wildcat

2. Verb. Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails. "They want to cat the prisoners "
Generic synonyms: Flog, Lash, Lather, Slash, Strap, Trounce, Welt, Whip

3. Noun. An informal term for a youth or man. ; "The guy's only doing it for some doll"
Exact synonyms: Bozo, Guy, Hombre
Generic synonyms: Adult Male, Man
Specialized synonyms: Sod

4. Verb. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Exact synonyms: Barf, Be Sick, Cast, Chuck, Disgorge, Honk, Puke, Purge, Regorge, Regurgitate, Retch, Sick, Spew, Spue, Throw Up, Upchuck, Vomit, Vomit Up
Generic synonyms: Egest, Eliminate, Excrete, Pass
Derivative terms: Disgorgement, Puke, Puking, Regurgitation, Retch, Sick, Spewer, Vomit, Vomit, Vomit, Vomiter, Vomiting
Antonyms: Keep Down

5. Noun. A spiteful woman gossip. "What a cat she is!"
Generic synonyms: Gossip, Gossiper, Gossipmonger, Newsmonger, Rumormonger, Rumourmonger, Adult Female, Woman
Derivative terms: Catty

6. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: African Tea, Arabian Tea, Kat, Khat, Qat, Quat
Generic synonyms: Excitant, Stimulant, Stimulant Drug

7. Noun. A whip with nine knotted cords. "British sailors feared the cat"
Exact synonyms: Cat-o'-nine-tails
Generic synonyms: Whip

8. Noun. A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work.
Exact synonyms: Caterpillar
Generic synonyms: Tracked Vehicle
Language type: Slang, Trademark

9. Noun. Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild.
Exact synonyms: Big Cat
Group relationships: Family Felidae, Felidae
Generic synonyms: Felid, Feline
Specialized synonyms: Leopard, Panthera Pardus, Ounce, Panthera Uncia, Snow Leopard, Felis Onca, Jaguar, Panther, Panthera Onca, King Of Beasts, Lion, Panthera Leo, Panthera Tigris, Tiger, Liger, Tiglon, Tigon, Acinonyx Jubatus, Cheetah, Chetah, Saber-toothed Tiger, Sabertooth

10. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Computed Axial Tomography, Computed Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized Tomography, Ct
Generic synonyms: X-radiation, X-raying

Definition of Cat

1. n. An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.

2. v. t. To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

Definition of Cat

1. to hoist an anchor to the cathead [v CATTED, CATTING, CATS]

Medical Definition of Cat

1. Computerised axial tomography; chloramphenicol acetyltransferase. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cat

casuarina
Casuarinaceae
Casuarinales
casuarinas
Casuarina equisetfolia
Casuarius
casuist
casuistic
casuistical
casuistries
casuistry
casuists
casus
casus belli
CAT
CAT
cat's-claw
cat's-ear
cat's-eye pupil
cat's-eye syndrome
cat's-paw
cat's-tail
cat's cradle
cat's cry syndrome
cat's eye
cat's feet
cat's foot
cat-bite disease
cat-bite fever
cat-o'-nine-tails

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