1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties.
2. any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, etc.
3. Older Slang.
• a person, especially a man: I'll admit that I'm not the hippest cat in town but even I know that show.
• a devotee of jazz: That cat's got a great ear, but he can't sing or play himself.
4. a woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip.
5. a cat-o'-nine-tails.
6. Games.
• the game of tipcat, or the tapering piece of wood used in the game.
• one old cat, two old cat, three old cat, four old cat.
7. a catboat.
8. a catamaran.
9. a catfish.
10. the fur of the domestic cat.
11. a tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead, a projecting timber or metal beam where the anchor is secured.
12. a double tripod having six legs but resting on only three no matter how it is set down, usually used before or over a fire.
13. catapult (def. 2).
14. (in medieval warfare) a movable shelter for providing protection when approaching a fortification.

15. to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
16. to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead, a projecting timber or metal beam where the anchor is secured.

17. to vomit.

18. cat around, Slang.
• to seek sexual activity indiscriminately: Many of these celebrities have catted around despite being married.
• to spend one's time aimlessly or idly: We're going out to the country to hunt, explore, and just cat around a bit.

19. to attempt something formidable or dangerous: The question at the moment is who will bell the cat, since nobody on the board is willing to tell the CEO she's fired.
20. (used to ask why someone is not speaking): You've been awfully quiet—cat got your tongue?
21. curiosity (def. 5).
22. very funny, outrageous, or absurd: Hearing these politicians talk about the lives of everyday people is enough to make a cat laugh.
23. fight (def. 18).
24. to divulge a secret, especially inadvertently or carelessly: He let the cat out of the bag, and the surprise party wasn't a surprise after all.
25. to look tired, unkempt, ugly, etc.: You look like something the cat dragged in—go have a shower and a nap.
26. (used to acknowledge someone's arrival while implying that they look bad or are unwelcome): Darn it, he's here. Look what the cat dragged in!
27. rain (def. 13).
28. someone who is self-satisfied, proud, or pleased: She won the contest by a hair and walked around like the cat that ate the canary for the rest of the month.

1. a Caterpillar tractor.

1. clear-air turbulence.
2. computerized axial tomography.

1. catalog; catalogue.
2. catechism.

1. 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. any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger
3. any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat
4. a woman who gossips maliciously
5. a man; guy
6. a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead
7. a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
8. short for catboat
9. informal short for Caterpillar
10. short for cat-o'-nine-tails
11. a bad-tempered person
12. to fight until both parties are destroyed
13. to disclose a secret, often by mistake
14. in an uneasy or agitated state
15. quarrelling savagely
16. to appear dishevelled or bedraggled
17. no chance at all
18. to have very little space
19. to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
20. to introduce some violently disturbing new element
21. to rain very heavily

22. to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails
23. to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead
24. (intr) a slang word for vomit

1. informal short for catamaran (def. 1)

• short for catalytic converter
• (as modifier)

2. short for catalytic a cat cracker

1. computer-aided teaching
2. computer-assisted trading

1. catalogue
2. catamaran

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