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CAT
abbr.
1. clear-air turbulence
2. computerized axial tomography
cat
(kăt)n.
1.
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
Idiom: To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs: "catting around with every lady in sight" (Gore Vidal).
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.]
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cat
(kæt)n
1. (Animals) Also called: domestic cat a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
2. (Animals) Also called: big cat any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger
3. (Animals) any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat.
4. old-fashioned a woman who gossips maliciously
5. slang a man; guy
6. (Nautical Terms) nautical a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead
7. (Games, other than specified) a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
8. (Nautical Terms) short for catboat
9. (Historical Terms) short for cat-o'-nine-tails
10. a bag of cats informal Irish a bad-tempered person: she's a real bag of cats this morning.
11. fight like Kilkenny cats to fight until both parties are destroyed
12. let the cat out of the bag to disclose a secret, often by mistake
13. like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on hot bricks in an uneasy or agitated state
14. like cat and dog quarrelling savagely
15. look like something the cat brought in to appear dishevelled or bedraggled
16. not a cat in hell's chance no chance at all
17. not have room to swing a cat to have very little space
18. play cat and mouse to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
19. put the cat among the pigeons to introduce some violently disturbing new element
20. rain cats and dogs to rain very heavily
vb, cats, catting or catted
21. (tr) to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
22. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead
23. (intr) a slang word for vomit
[Old English catte, from Latin cattus; related to Old Norse köttr, Old High German kazza, Old French chat, Russian kot]
ˈcatˌlike adj
ˈcattish adj
cat
(kæt)n
(Nautical Terms) informal short for catamaran1
cat
(kæt)n
(Automotive Engineering)
a. short for catalytic converter
b. (as modifier): a cat car.
adj
(Mechanical Engineering) short for catalytic: a cat cracker.
CAT
abbreviation for
1. (Computer Science) computer-aided teaching
2. (Computer Science) computer-assisted trading
3. (Computer Science) computerized axial tomography
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cat
(kæt)n., v. cat•ted, cat•ting. n.
1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus.
2. any carnivore of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard, or jaguar, and including numerous small wild cats.
3. Slang.
a. a person, esp. a man.
b. a devotee of jazz.
4. a spiteful woman.
5. a cat-o'-nine-tails.
6. a catboat.
7. a catfish.
8. a tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead.
v.t. 9. to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead.
10. cat around, Slang. to seek sexual activity indiscriminately.
Idioms: let the cat out of the bag, to divulge a secret.
[before 900; Middle English cat, catte, Old English catt (masculine), catte (feminine), c. Old High German kazza, Old Norse kǫttr, Late Latin cattus, catta]
CAT
computerized axial tomography. Compare CAT scan, CAT scanner.
cat.
1. catalog; catalogue.
2. catechism.
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cat
(kăt)1. Any of various meat-eating mammals including the lion, tiger, jaguar, lynx, and cheetah. Most cats are solitary animals. All species except the cheetah have fully retractable claws.
2. The house cat, domesticated since ancient times and widely kept as a pet or a killer of rodents.
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cat
Past participle: catted
Gerund: catting
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| Noun | 1. |  cat - feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcatsfelid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws 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"adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" | |
| 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" | |
| 5. | cat - a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" 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 tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks | |
| 7. |  cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wildfamily 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 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 sabertooth, saber-toothed tiger - 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 |
| 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" |
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cat
noun feline, pussy (informal), moggy (slang), puss (informal), tabby Cats are renowned for their curiosity.
Related words
adjective feline
male tom
female tabby
young kitten
collective noun clowder
like ailurophilia
enthusiast ailurophile
fear ailurophobia
adjective feline
male tom
female tabby
young kitten
collective noun clowder
like ailurophilia
enthusiast ailurophile
fear ailurophobia
Quotations
"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want" [Joseph Wood Krutch The Twelve Seasons]
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am with her?" [Montaigne Essais]
"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want" [Joseph Wood Krutch The Twelve Seasons]
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am with her?" [Montaigne Essais]
Proverbs
"When the cat's away, the mice will play"
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"
"All cats are grey in the dark"
"When the cat's away, the mice will play"
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"
"All cats are grey in the dark"
Breeds of cat
Abyssinian, Angora, Bengal leopard, Burmese, colourpoint or (U.S.) Himalayan, Havana, Maine coon, Manx, Persian, ragdoll, Rex, Russian blue, Siamese, tabby, tortoiseshell, TurkishCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
الأسَد أو النَّمِرقِطقِطَّة
котка
kočkakocouršelmašelma kočkovitá
katkattekattedyrankerkatbrække sig
katinokatovirkato
kaslanekassoksendama
گربه
kissakissaeläinankkuritalja
mačka
macskakandúr
kucing
kötturdÿr af kattaættkisa
猫
고양이
cattusfelesfelis
katinaskatėkatės akisklastingasplačialapis švendras
kaķiskaķu dzimtas dzīvnieks
cotoimâţămotanpisică
kocúrmačkašelma
mačekmačka
kattkattdjur
แมว
kedikedigillerden vahşi hayvan
con mèomèo
CAT
[ˈkæt]A. N ABBR
1. =computer-aided teaching
2. =computerized axial tomography → TAC m or f
3. =computer-assisted translation → TAO f
4. =College of Advanced Technology
B. CPD CAT scan N → escáner m TAC
to have a CAT scan: I'm going to have a CAT scan → me van a hacer un (escáner) TAC
to have a CAT scan: I'm going to have a CAT scan → me van a hacer un (escáner) TAC
cat
[kæt]A. N
1. (domestic) → gato/a m/f; (= lion etc) → felino/a m/f
to put or set the cat among the pigeons that's put or set the cat among the pigeons! → ¡eso ha puesto a los perros en danza!, ¡ya se armó la gorda!
something the cat has brought or dragged in he looked like something the cat had brought or dragged in → estaba hecho un desastre
look what the cat brought or dragged in! (expressing dislike) → ¡vaya facha or pinta que traes!; (as greeting) → ¡anda, mira quién viene por aquí!
to let the cat out of the bag → irse de la lengua
the cat's out of the bag → se ha descubierto todo el pastel
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof → estar sobre ascuas
to look like the cat that ate the canary or > that got the cream (Brit) → estar más ancho que largo, no caber en sí de satisfacción
to fight like cat and dog → llevarse como el perro y el gato
to play a game of cat and mouse or a cat-and-mouse game with sb → jugar al gato y ratón con algn
not to have a cat in hell's chance → no tener la más mínima posibilidad
to see which way the cat jumps → esperar a ver de qué lado caen las peras
the cat's pyjamas or whiskers he thinks he's the cat's pyjamas or whiskers → se cree la mar de listo
there isn't room to swing a cat → aquí no cabe un alfiler
(has the) cat got your tongue? → ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?
when the cat's away, the mice will play → cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones
cats have nine lives → los gatos tienen siete vidas
see also curiosity, fat C
see also rain C
see also skin B1
see also scald
to put or set the cat among the pigeons that's put or set the cat among the pigeons! → ¡eso ha puesto a los perros en danza!, ¡ya se armó la gorda!
something the cat has brought or dragged in he looked like something the cat had brought or dragged in → estaba hecho un desastre
look what the cat brought or dragged in! (expressing dislike) → ¡vaya facha or pinta que traes!; (as greeting) → ¡anda, mira quién viene por aquí!
to let the cat out of the bag → irse de la lengua
the cat's out of the bag → se ha descubierto todo el pastel
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof → estar sobre ascuas
to look like the cat that ate the canary or > that got the cream (Brit) → estar más ancho que largo, no caber en sí de satisfacción
to fight like cat and dog → llevarse como el perro y el gato
to play a game of cat and mouse or a cat-and-mouse game with sb → jugar al gato y ratón con algn
not to have a cat in hell's chance → no tener la más mínima posibilidad
to see which way the cat jumps → esperar a ver de qué lado caen las peras
the cat's pyjamas or whiskers he thinks he's the cat's pyjamas or whiskers → se cree la mar de listo
there isn't room to swing a cat → aquí no cabe un alfiler
(has the) cat got your tongue? → ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?
when the cat's away, the mice will play → cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones
cats have nine lives → los gatos tienen siete vidas
see also curiosity, fat C
see also rain C
see also skin B1
see also scald
3. (archaic) (= cat-o'-nine-tails) → azote m
4. (= catalytic converter) → catalizador m
B. CPD cat basket N (for carrying) → cesto m para llevar al gato; (for sleeping) → cesto m del gato
cat burglar N → (ladrón/ona m/f) balconero/a m/f
cat's cradle N → (juego m de la) cuna f
cat flap N → gatera f
cat food N → comida f para gatos
cat litter N → arena f higiénica (para gatos)
cat's whisker N (Rad) → cable m antena
cat burglar N → (ladrón/ona m/f) balconero/a m/f
cat's cradle N → (juego m de la) cuna f
cat flap N → gatera f
cat food N → comida f para gatos
cat litter N → arena f higiénica (para gatos)
cat's whisker N (Rad) → cable m antena
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cat
[ˈkæt] n (domestic) → chat m
Have you got a cat? → Est-ce que tu as un chat?
to let the cat out of the bag → vendre la mèche
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosité est toujours punie
to look like sth the cat dragged in, to look like sth the cat brought in → être dans un état lamentable
to play cat and mouse with sb, to play a game of cat and mouse with sb → jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn
to put the cat among the pigeons, to set the cat among the pigeons (British) → jeter un pavé dans la mare
there's no room to swing a cat → on ne peut pas se tourner
Have you got a cat? → Est-ce que tu as un chat?
to let the cat out of the bag → vendre la mèche
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosité est toujours punie
to look like sth the cat dragged in, to look like sth the cat brought in → être dans un état lamentable
to play cat and mouse with sb, to play a game of cat and mouse with sb → jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn
to put the cat among the pigeons, to set the cat among the pigeons (British) → jeter un pavé dans la mare
there's no room to swing a cat → on ne peut pas se tourner
(= big cat) → félin m
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CAT
cat
:catbird
n (US) → amerikanische Spottdrossel
cat burglar
n → Fassadenkletterer m
cat
:cat fight
n (esp US inf, between women) → Gezänk nt, → Gezerfe nt
catfish
n → Wels m, → Katzenfisch m
cat flap
n → Katzenklappe f
catgut
n → Katgut nt
cat
:catkin
n (Bot) → Kätzchen nt
catlick
n (inf) → Katzenwäsche f
catlike
adj → katzenhaft, katzengleich
cat litter
n → Katzenstreu f
catmint
n → Katzenminze f
catnap
vi → dösen
catnip
n → Katzenminze f
cat-o’-nine-tails
n → neunschwänzige Katze
cat
1n
→ Katze f; (= tiger etc) → (Raub)katze f; the (big) cats → die großen Katzen; to let the cat out of the bag → die Katze aus dem Sack lassen; they fight like cat and dog → die sind or die vertragen sich wie Hund und Katze; to play a cat-and-mouse game with somebody → mit jdm Katz und Maus spielen; there isn’t room to swing a cat (inf) → man kann sich nicht rühren(, so eng ist es); a cat may look at a king (prov) → es wird doch noch erlaubt sein zu gucken!; to be like a cat on hot bricks, to be like a cat on a hot tin roof → wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen; to look like the cat that got the cream → sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig (inf); that’s put the cat among the pigeons! → da hast du etc aber was (Schönes) angerichtet!; he thinks he’s the cat’s whiskers (Brit inf) or the cat’s meow (US inf) → er hält sich für wer weiß was; he doesn’t have a cat in hell’s chance of winning → er hat nicht die geringste Chance zu gewinnen; when or while the cat’s away the mice will play (Prov) → wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse (Prov); has the cat got your tongue? (inf) → du hast wohl die Sprache verloren?
(inf, = woman) → Katze f
(= whip) → (neunschwänzige) Katze
(dated US sl) → Typ m (inf)
(inf: = caterpillar tractor) → Raupe f
cat
2n (Aut inf) abbr of catalytic converter → Kat m
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CAT
[kæt] n abbr =computerized axial tomography → TAC f inv =tomografia assiale computerizzataCAT scanner → scanner m inv per TAC
cat
[kæt] n → gatto/a; (species) → felino/athat's put the cat among the pigeons! → ha suscitato un vespaio!
that's let the cat out of the bag → questo non è più un segreto
like a cat on hot bricks → sulle spine, sui carboni ardenti, come un'anima in pena
to fight like cat and dog → essere come cane e gatto
when the cat's away the mice will play → quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cat
(kӕt) noun1. a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet. a Siamese cat.
2. a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc). the big cats.
ˈcatty adjective spiteful, malicious. She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks.
ˈcatcall noun a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval. the catcalls of the audience.
ˈcatfish noun any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth.
ˈcatgut noun a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc.
ˌcat's-ˈeye noun a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night.
ˈcatsuit noun a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit.
ˈcattail noun a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.
let the cat out of the bag to let a secret become known unintentionally.
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CAT
→ قِطَّة kočka kat Katze γάτα gato kissa chat mačka gatto 猫 고양이 kat katt kot gato кот katt แมว kedi con mèo 猫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cat
n. gato-a, felino.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
CAT
abbr computerized axial tomography. V. tomography y scan.cat
n gatoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.