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- (noun) A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
- (noun) Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
- (noun) A catfish.
- (noun, derogatory) A spiteful or angry woman. [from earlier 13th c.]
- (noun) An enthusiast or player of jazz.
- (noun, slang) A person (usually male).
- (noun, nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
- (noun, nautical) Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (noun, slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
- (noun, archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
- (noun, archaic, uncountable) The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
- (noun, archaic, uncountable) The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
- (noun, slang) Prostitute. [from at least early 15th c.]
- (verb, nautical) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
- (verb, nautical) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (verb, slang) To vomit something.
- (noun) A catamaran.
- (noun, computing) A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.
- (verb, computing) To apply the cat command to (a file).
- (verb, computing slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
- (adjective, Irish, informal) terrible, disastrous.
- (Indonesian, Malay, noun) paint
- (Irish, noun) cat (domestic feline; member of Felidae)
- (Romanian, noun) floor (storey)
- (Scottish Gaelic, noun) cat (animal)
- (Translingual, symbol) The ISO 639-3 official language code of Catalan (SIL)
- (Translingual, symbol) The ISO 639-3 official language code of Valencian (SIL)
Translingual
editSymbol
editcat
- The ISO 639-3 official language code of Catalan (SIL)
- The ISO 639-3 official language code of Valencian (SIL)
Usage notes
editValencian is usually thought of as a dialect of Catalan though some claim it is a distinct language. ISO 639 has chosen to assign only one language code, but accept both Catalan and Valencian as equivalent names for the language. ---
English
editPronunciation
edit- enPR: kăt, IPA: /kæt/, [kʲæʔ], SAMPA: /k{t/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US-Inland North) (file) - Rhymes: -æt
Etymology 1
editOld English catt (m.), catte (f.), from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus 'domestic cat', from Latin catta (c.75 B.C., Martial),[1] from Afro-Asiatic (compare Nubian kadís, Berber kaddîska 'wildcat'), from Late Egyptian čaute,[2] feminine of čaus 'jungle cat, African wildcat', from earlier Egyptian tešau 'female cat'; akin to Old Frisian/Middle Dutch katte (mod. kat), Old High German kazza (mod. Katze), Old Norse kǫttr.
Noun
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cat (plural cats)
- A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
- Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
- A catfish.
- (derogatory) A spiteful or angry woman. [from earlier 13th c.]
- An enthusiast or player of jazz.
- (slang) A person (usually male).
- (nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
- (nautical) Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
- No room to swing a cat.
- (slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
- (archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
- (archaic, uncountable) The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
- (archaic, uncountable) The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
- (slang) Prostitute. [from at least early 15th c.]
Synonyms
edit- (any member of Felidae): feline
- (domestic species): housecat, puss, pussy, malkin, kitten, kitty, pussy-cat, mouser, tomcat, grimalkin
- (man): bloke (UK), chap (British), cove (UK), dude, fellow, fella, guy
- (spiteful woman): bitch
- See also Wikisaurus:cat
- See also Wikisaurus:man
Derived terms
editSee also
editExamples of domestic cat breeds
Translations
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Verb
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to cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
- (nautical) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
- (nautical) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (slang) To vomit something.
Translations
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Etymology 2
editAbbreviation of catamaran.
Noun
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cat (plural cats)
- A catamaran.
Etymology 3
editAbbreviation of catenate.
Noun
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cat (plural cats)
- (computing) A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.
Verb
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to cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
- (computing) To apply the cat command to (a file).
- (computing slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
Etymology 4
editPossibly a shortened form of chaotic.
Adjective
editcat (not comparable)
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- (Irish, informal) terrible, disastrous.
- The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
Usage notes
editThis usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.
See also
editAnagrams
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Indonesian
editNoun
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Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish catt < Latin cattus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA: [kat̪ˠ]
Noun
editcat m.
- cat (domestic feline; member of Felidae)
Declension
edit- First declension
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Mutation
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- "cat" in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Chinese 漆 (Min Nan: chhat)
Noun
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Romanian
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editTurkish kat.
Noun
editDeclension
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Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish catt < Latin cattus.
Noun
editcat m. (genitive and plural cait)
- cat (animal)