Meaning
21 sensesTerms relating to animals.
(countable)A mammal of the family Felidae.
A mammal of the family Felidae.
(countable, uncountable)A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
(uncountable)The flesh of this animal eaten as food.
A mammal of the family Felidae.
(countable, uncountable)Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
Terms relating to animals.
(broadly, countable)Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which (somewhat) resembles a domestic feline (etymology 1, noun sense 1.1.1).
civet cat polecat
Terms relating to people.
(countable, derogatory, figuratively, offensive, uncountable)An angry or spiteful person, especially a woman.
a spiteful woman gossip
(countable, dated, figuratively, slang, uncountable)An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
(US, countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)Synonym of itinerant worker.
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A jazz musician; also, an enthusiast of jazz music.
a jazz cat
Terms relating to things.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A double tripod for holding a plate, etc., with six feet, of which three rest on the ground in whatever position it is placed.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
(broadly, countable, historical, uncountable)A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages to protect assailants approaching besieged enemy defences; a cathouse.
Examples
5035 sentencesA cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебіг кіт.
ruДорогу перебежал кот.
I like both dogs and cats.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки.
ruЯ и кошек, и собак люблю.
deIch mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen.
The cat didn't move a muscle.
Кіт не поворухнув жодним м'язом.
ruКошка не шевельнулась ни одним мускулом.
deDie Katze bewegte keinen Muskel.
I like dogs more than cats.
Я собак люблю більше, ніж котів.
ruСобаки мне нравятся больше, чем кошки.
deIch mag Hunde lieber als Katzen.
I do not have a cat.
У мене немає кота.
ruУ меня нет кошки.
deIch habe keine Katze.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”),From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally thought to be from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”) (c. 350, Palladius), from Latin catta (c. 75 A.D., Martial), possibly from an Afroasiatic language. Doublet of gato.
From concatenate, derived from the program's function of concatenating files. Compare concat.
Abbreviations.
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Forms
plural: catsSynonyms
90 synonyms- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats:true cat
- any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild:big cat
- a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work:Caterpillar
- a whip with nine knotted cords:cat-o'-nine-tails
- an informal term for a youth or man:guyhombrebozosod
- the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant:katkhatqatquatArabian teaAfrican tea
Word family
243 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- have a cat
- have three cats
- like cats
- allergic to cats
- black cat
- a cat lover
- has two cats
- there's a cat
- is a cat
- let the cat
- cats and dogs
- dogs and cats