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cat and mouse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cat and mouse, cat and ratnoun

    a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first

Wiktionary

  1. cat and mousenoun

    A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.

ChatGPT

  1. cat and mouse

    1. Cat: A cat is a small carnivorous mammal that is often kept as a pet. It is known for its agility and sharp retractable claws. Cats, with their variety of breeds, are generally characterized by their soft fur, ability to hunt small pests and distinctive meowing sounds. They are scientifically known as Felis catus and belong to the family Felidae. 2. Mouse: A mouse is a small rodent with pointed snouts, rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail. Mice are often used as a model organism in laboratories due to their genetic, biological, and behavioral characteristics being similar to those of humans. They belong to the family Muridae and are known for their ability to live in various environments. Additionally, "cat and mouse" is also an idiom that refers to a situation where different parties are continually attempting to gain advantage over each other, similar to the way a cat would chase a mouse.

Wikidata

  1. Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse is a 2003 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, and starring Andy Lau, Anthony Wong and Cecilia Cheung.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cat and mouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cat and mouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cat and mouse in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Alfin:

    It's the same with any criminal violation : As they get smarter, we adapt, we find them, it's a cat-and-mouse game, except it's not a game. Kids are being abused, and it's our job to stop that.

  2. Captain Daniel Pickles:

    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.

  3. The Kremlin:

    This is essentially a meeting of NATO countries. NATO has instructed the ‘opposition’, or rather its agents of influence, on how to continue their undermining work more deviously. we’re not going to play cat and mouse with anyone, but there’s no doubt our law enforcement agencies will hold the guilty parties to account if the law is broken.

  4. Siddharth Garg:

    It's a cat-and-mouse game. If I design a detection for deepfakes, I'm giving the attacker a new discriminator to test against.

  5. Kush Parikh:

    So while STIR/SHAKEN is a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to combat illegal calls, there is still a long road ahead, it’s a constant cat-and-mouse game that requires real-time detection and continuously learning models that can recognize and stop these scams.


Translations for cat and mouse

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  • Katz-und-Maus-SpielGerman
  • kissa ja hiiri -leikkiFinnish
  • jeu du chat et de la sourisFrench
  • बिल्ली और चूहेHindi
  • macska-egér játékHungarian
  • いたちごっこJapanese
  • gra w kotka i myszkę, grać w kotka i myszkęPolish
  • jocul de-a soarecele si pisicaRomanian
  • кошки-мышкиRussian
  • పిల్లీ ఎలుకా దొంగాటTelugu

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