Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, slang)To engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around; to cheat on a sexual partner.

  2. (US, intransitive, slang)To wander; to waste time or idle.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. The reason we have so many stray cats around here is that Tom has been feeding them.

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  2. I've got three cats around me.

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  3. My cat is running around the room.

    ruМоя кошка бегает по комнате.

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  4. Watch your step; there's a cat around here somewhere.

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  5. I was chasing the cat around.

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Origin

Perhaps referring to the behavior of a cat in heat.

Perhaps referring to the behavior of a cat in heat.

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Forms

cats around, catting around, catted around, catted around
Base formcat around · to cat around
3rd person singularcats around
Present participlecatting around
Past simplecatted around
Past participlecatted around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycat around
he, she, itcats around

Past simpleLesson

all personscatted around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave catted around
he, she, ithas catted around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cat around

Synonyms

1 synonyms
alley cat

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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