What does Cat mean?
Definitions for Cat
kætcat
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Cat.
Princeton's WordNet
cat, true catnoun
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
guy, cat, hombre, bozonoun
an informal term for a youth or man
"a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
catnoun
a spiteful woman gossip
"what a cat she is!"
kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African teanoun
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"
cat-o'-nine-tails, catnoun
a whip with nine knotted cords
"British sailors feared the cat"
Caterpillar, catnoun
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
big cat, catnoun
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CATverb
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
catverb
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw upverb
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"
GCIDE
catnoun
A catamaran.
catnoun
(Zool.) Any animal belonging to the natural family Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the genera Felis, Panthera, 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). The larger felines, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
Wiktionary
catnoun
A domesticated subspecies of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
catnoun
Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
cat
A catfish.
cat
A spiteful or angry woman.
cat
An enthusiast or player of jazz.
cat
A person (usually male).
cat
A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
cat
Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
No room to swing a cat.
cat
Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
catverb
To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
catverb
To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
cat
To vomit something.
catnoun
A catamaran.
catnoun
A 'catenate' program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.
catverb
To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
catverb
To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
cat
A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .
cat
The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
cat
The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
cat
Prostitute.
cat
A vagina; female external genitalia
catadjective
terrible, disastrous.
The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
Etymology: Abbreviation of Catherine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CATnoun
A domestick animal that catches mice, commonly reckoned by naturalists the lowest order of the leonine species.
Etymology: katz, Teuton. chat, Fr.
’Twas you incens’d the rabble:
Cats, that can judge as fitly of his worth,
As I can of those mysteries, which heav’n
Will not have earth to know. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
A cat, as she beholds the light, draws the ball of her eye small and long, being covered over with a green skin, and dilates it at pleasure. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
Catnoun
A sort of ship.
Wikipedia
Cat
The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feral cat; the latter ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.The cat is similar in anatomy to the other felid species: it has a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey. Its night vision and sense of smell are well developed. Cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting as well as cat-specific body language. A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk (crepuscular), the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species. It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small mammals. It secretes and perceives pheromones.Female domestic cats can have kittens from spring to late autumn, with litter sizes often ranging from two to five kittens. Domestic cats are bred and shown at events as registered pedigreed cats, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, as well as abandonment of pets, resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species, and evoking population control.Cats were first domesticated in the Near East around 7500 BC. It was long thought that cat domestication was initiated in ancient Egypt, as since around 3100 BC veneration was given to cats in ancient Egypt. As of 2021 there are an estimated 220 million owned and 480 million stray cats in the world. As of 2017, the domestic cat was the second-most popular pet in the United States, with 95 million cats owned. In the United Kingdom, 26% of adults have a cat with an estimated population of 10.9 million pet cats as of 2020.
ChatGPT
cat
A cat is a small carnivorous mammal that is domesticated or kept as a pet. It typically has a slender body, sharp retractable claws, and a strong hunting instinct. Cats are known for their independent nature, agility, and ability to communicate with various vocalizations and body language. They are often valued for their companionship and their ability to control pests, particularly rodents.
Webster Dictionary
Catnoun
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
Catnoun
a strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade
Catnoun
a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship
Catnoun
a double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed
Catnoun
an old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc
Catnoun
a cat o' nine tails. See below
Catverb
to bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor
Etymology: [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. kttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga`ta, ga`tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. Kitten.]
Wikidata
Cat
The domestic cat is a small, usually furry, domesticated, and carnivorous mammal. It is often called the housecat when kept as an indoor pet, or simply the cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other felids and felines. Cats are often valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small game. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans. Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species, and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language. Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, and the abandonment of former household pets, has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, requiring population control.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cat
kat, n. a common domestic animal kept to devour mice: a spiteful woman: a movable pent-house used for their protection by besiegers: a double tripod with six legs: a piece of wood tapering at each end, struck with the Cat-stick in the game of tip-cat, this game itself: short for the Cat-o'-nine′-tails, an instrument of punishment consisting of a whip with nine tails or lashes, with three or four knots on each, once used in the army and navy.—v.t. to raise the anchor to the cathead.—ns. Cat′amount, a common name in the United States for the cougar or puma—also called Panther, Painter, and American lion; Catamoun′tain, or Cat o' mountain, a leopard, panther, or ocelot: a wild mountaineer.—adj. ferocious, savage.—adj. Cat-and-dog, used attributively for quarrelsome.—ns. Cat′-bird, an American bird of the thrush family, so called on account of the resemblance of its note to the mewing of a cat; Cat′-call, a squeaking instrument used in theatres to express dislike of a play: a shrill whistle or cry.—v.i. to sound a cat-call.—v.t. to assail with such.—adj. Cat′-eyed, having eyes like a cat: able to see in the dark.—n. Cat′gut, a kind of cord made from the intestines of animals, and used as strings for violins, harps, guitars, &c., the cords of clock-makers, &c.: the violin or other stringed instrument: a coarse corded cloth.—adj. Cat′-hammed, with thin hams like a cat's.—ns. Cat′head, one of two strong beams of timber projecting from the bow of a ship, on each side of the bowsprit, through which the ropes pass by which the anchor is raised; Cat′-hole, one of two holes in the after part of a ship, through which hawsers may pass for steadying the ship or for heaving astern; Cat′hood, state of being a cat or having the nature of a cat; Cat′kin, a crowded spike or tuft of small unisexual flowers with reduced scale-like bracts, as in the willow, hazel, &c.; Cat′-lap, any thin or poor drink.—adj. Cat′-like, noiseless, stealthy.—ns. Cat′ling, a little cat, a kitten: the downy moss on some trees, like the fur of a cat: (Shak.) a lute-string; Cat′mint, a perennial plant resembling mint, said to be so called from the fondness cats have for it; Cat's′-crā′dle, a game played by children, two alternately taking from each other's fingers an intertwined cord, so as always to maintain a symmetrical figure; Cat's′-eye, a beautiful variety of quartz, so called from the resemblance which the reflection of light from it bears to the light that seems to emanate from the eye of a cat; Cat's-foot, a plant, called also Ground-ivy; Cat′-sil′ver, a variety of silvery mica; Cat's′-meat, horses' flesh, or the like, sold for cats by street dealers; Cat's′-paw (naut.), a light breeze: the dupe or tool of another—from the fable of the monkey who used the paws of the cat to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire; Cat's′-tail, a catkin: a genus of aquatic plants of the reed kind, the leaves of which are sometimes used for making mats, seating chairs, &c.: a kind of grass.—adj. Cat′-wit′ted, small-minded, conceited, and spiteful.—Catted and fished, said of an anchor raised to the cathead and secured to the ship's side.—Bell the cat (see Bell).—Care killed the cat, even with his proverbial nine lives.—Cheshire cats are proverbially notable for grinning, and Kilkenny cats proverbially fight till each destroys the other.—Rain cats and dogs, to pour down heavily.—See which way the cat jumps, to watch how things are going to turn before committing one's self.—Turn the cat in the pan, to change sides with dexterity.—For Gib-cat, Tabby-cat, Tom-cat, see under Gib, Tabby, &c. [A.S. cat; found also in Celt., Slav., Ar., Finn, &c.]
Cat
kat, n. an old name for a coal and timber vessel on the north-east coast of England.—adj. Cat′-rigged, having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
cat
[from catenate via Unix cat(1)] 1. [techspeak] To spew an entire file to the screen or some other output sink without pause (syn. blast). 2. By extension, to dump large amounts of data at an unprepared target or with no intention of browsing it carefully. Usage: considered silly. Rare outside Unix sites. See also dd, BLT.Among Unix fans, cat(1) is considered an excellent example of user-interface design, because it delivers the file contents without such verbosity as spacing or headers between the files, and because it does not require the files to consist of lines of text, but works with any sort of data.Among Unix haters, cat(1) is considered the canonical example of bad user-interface design, because of its woefully unobvious name. It is far more often used to blast a file to standard output than to concatenate two files. The name cat for the former operation is just as unintuitive as, say, LISP's cdr.Of such oppositions are holy wars made.... See also UUOC.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cat
A ship formed on the Norwegian model, and usually employed in the coal and timber trade. These vessels are generally built remarkably strong, and may carry six hundred tons; or in the language of their own mariners, from 20 to 30 keels of coals. A cat is distinguished by a narrow stern, projecting quarters, a deep waist, and no ornamental figure on the prow.
Editors Contribution
catadjective
a cat is a type of animal that is soft and cute & sometimes funny but mostly cute
this cat is so cute
Etymology: cats are in all the presditors
Submitted by emilyp.40377 on October 31, 2022
cat
A type of animal.
The cats are so beautiful.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
cat
meow
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CAT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cat is ranked #99378 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cat surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cat.
53.8% or 98 total occurrences were Asian.
30.7% or 56 total occurrences were White.
7.1% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
6.5% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Cat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2878
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Cat' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1280
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Cat' in Nouns Frequency: #846
Anagrams for Cat »
act act.
Act.
ACT
ATC
tac
TAC
TCA
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Cat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Cat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Cat in a Sentence
CAT is this endless process which we've poured years into with calls that go on all week long with the other SROs, we feel like we've got a product that's ready to be noticed, ready to get comments on and we'd love to see this finished and the rollout begun.
It’s common to find the narcotics bales have been weighted so they sink when they’re thrown overboard, it’s part of the cat-and-mouse game.
We're from the Gulf Coast. So we know that if a Cat 3 or 4 comes on shore, you're without power and it's absolutely miserable.
There is no more time, the gray cat is sleeping on the gutter morning noon and night.
Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good as being a domestic cat.
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Translations for Cat
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- ацгәAbkhaz
- opgooi, kat, kotsAfrikaans
- agyinamoaAkan
- ድመትAmharic
- قط, قطوسة, قطوس, قطةArabic
- মেকুৰীAssamese
- кетуAvaric
- pişikAzerbaijani
- бесәйBashkir
- ко́шка, котBelarusian
- ко́так, котара́к, ко́ткаBulgarian
- jakumaBambara
- বেড়াল, বিলাড়Bengali
- ཞི་མིTibetan Standard
- kazh, kazhez, kazBreton
- felina, gat, mix, gata, moixa, moix, mixa, felíCatalan, Valencian
- цицигChechen
- ᐴᔒCree
- kočka, šelma kočkovitá, kocourCzech
- котъкаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- кушакChuvash
- cathWelsh
- kat, huskat, katte, ankerkat, fyr, brække sigDanish
- Feloidea, Säbelzahnkatze, Machairodontinae, Katze, Katzenartige, Felidae, Felinen, Pantherine, Pantherinae, Machairodontinen, Feliden, Feline, Grosskatze, Kater, Felide, Kleinkatze, Feliformia, Pantoffeltiger, Katzenartigen, Pantherinen, Machairodontine, Kätzin, Großkatze, FelinaeGerman
- ފައި, ބުޅާDivehi
- dadiEwe
- αιλουροειδές, αίλουρος, γάτος, γάταGreek
- felisedo, katino, kato, maĥairodeno, virkato, katidino, pantereno, katido, felisenoEsperanto
- gata, tipo, tío, gato, felino, felinaSpanish
- kaslane, kass, oksendamaEstonian
- katuBasque
- گربه, پیشیPersian
- ankkuritalja, kissaeläin, yrjötä, kissaFinnish
- húskøttur, ketta, køttur, húskettaFaroese
- caponner, débequeter, félin, féliforme, machairodontiné, chatte, panthériné, féloidés, [[fouetter]] avec un [[chat à neuf queues]], féliformes, machairodontinés, débecter, dégobiller, féliné, chat, féloidé, capon, félidéFrench
- katWestern Frisian
- catIrish
- catScottish Gaelic
- gatoGalician
- mbarakajaGuaraní
- બિલાડો, બિલાડીGujarati
- kaytManx
- kyanwaHausa
- חָתוּל, חתולהHebrew
- विडाल, बिल्ला, बिल्लीHindi
- cica, kandúr, macskaHungarian
- կատուArmenian
- felin, catta, cattoInterlingua
- cat, kucingIndonesian
- katyuno, katino, katyunino, katulo, kato, katyunuloIdo
- köttur, kisaIcelandic
- felino, gatto, micia, micio, felina, gatta, caponareItalian
- חתולHebrew
- ネコ, 猫Japanese
- კატაGeorgian
- мысықKazakh
- qitsukKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ឆ្មាKhmer
- ಬೆಕ್ಕುKannada
- 고양이Korean
- پشیلهKurdish
- kathCornish
- мышыкKyrgyz
- feles, felis, cattus, catLatin
- Kaz, Kueder, KazenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ແມວLao
- katė, katinasLithuanian
- kaķene, kaķisLatvian
- poti, ngeruMāori
- мачка, мачорMacedonian
- പൂച്ചMalayalam
- мий, муурMongolian
- बोका, मांजरMarathi
- kucing, کوچيڠMalay
- qtates, qattus, qattusaMaltese
- ကြောင်Burmese
- बिरालोNepali
- kater, felien, poes, huiskat, katachtige, katDutch
- katte, katt, huskatt, kattedyr, catNorwegian
- másí, mósí, gídíNavajo, Navaho
- gat, catOccitan
- gaazhagensOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ବିଲେଇOriya
- гӕдыOssetian, Ossetic
- ਬਿੱਲੀPanjabi, Punjabi
- kotka, kot, kotek, wymiotować, kocur, kocicaPolish
- gato, felino, rapaz, bichano, vomitar, cara, gato-doméstico, felina, gataPortuguese
- giatta, giatRomansh
- felină, pisică, mâță, motan, cotoiRomanian
- ко́шка, кот, кошкаRussian
- बिडाल, मार्जारSanskrit
- gattuSardinian
- ٻليSindhi
- mačak, mačka, мачка, мачакSerbo-Croatian
- පූසාSinhala, Sinhalese
- kocúr, mačkaSlovak
- mačka, mačekSlovene
- pusiSamoan
- dinad, bisadSomali
- maceAlbanian
- katseSouthern Sotho
- êméngSundanese
- katt, kattdjurSwedish
- pakaSwahili
- பூசை, பூனைTamil
- మార్జాలము, పిల్లిTelugu
- пушак, пишак, гурбаTajik
- วิฬาร์, แมวThai
- ድሙTigrinya
- pişikTurkmen
- pusaTagalog
- katseTswana
- pusiTonga (Tonga Islands)
- kedi, pisiTurkish
- песи, мәчеTatar
- مۈشۈكUyghur, Uighur
- кі́шка, кітUkrainian
- بلی, بلىUrdu
- mushukUzbek
- con mèo, mèoVietnamese
- katül, hikat, jokat, kat, hokat, jikatVolapük
- tchet, cateWalloon
- muus, wunduWolof
- ikatiXhosa
- קאָטערס, קאָטער, קעץ, קאַץYiddish
- ológbò, ológìnníYoruba
- 猫Chinese
- ingobe, ikatiZulu
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