cat-and-mouse
cat-and-mouse · cat-and-mouses · cat-and-moused · cat-and-mousing
To engage in a game of cat and mouseTo engage in a game of cat and mouse.: To mutually monitor and challenge each other in an attempt to gain advantage.
Meaning
2 sensesTo engage in a game of cat and mouse.
(intransitive)To mutually monitor and challenge each other in an attempt to gain advantage.
(transitive)To toy with (one's victim).
Translations
2 languagesForms
cat-and-mouses, cat-and-mousing, cat-and-moused, cat-and-moused| Base form | cat-and-mouse · to cat-and-mouse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cat-and-mouses |
| Present participle | cat-and-mousing |
| Past simple | cat-and-moused |
| Past participle | cat-and-moused |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle