- a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
- a country that is considered to have a tiger economy: Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.
- an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering.
- any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
- any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
- noting or relating to a strict parenting style that demands academic excellence and obedience from children, associated especially with East Asians:a tiger mom; tiger parenting.
- a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
- any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
- a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
- a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
- (as modifier)
- a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
- short for tiger moth
- a ten-rand note
- to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected
- See TIGR
