A1verb · transitive · frequent

cat

cat · cats · catted · catting

кидати, жбурляти, шпурляти

бросить, бросать, кинуть

werfen, wegwerfen, gießen

To hoist by its ring so that it hangs at the catheadTo hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

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/ˈkæt/

» A cat ran across the street.

Дорогу перебежал кот.

Дорогу перебежала кошка.

Дорогу перебіг кіт.

Meaning

7 senses

(transitive)To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
(transitive)To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
To go wandering at night.
To gossip in a catty manner.
(transitive)To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
(slang)To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target), usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
(archaic, slang)To vomit.

Examples

5035 sentences

A cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебіг кіт. — deniko
ruДорогу перебежал кот. — marafon
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I like both dogs and cats.
Мені подобаються і кішки, і собаки. — deniko
ruЯ и кошек, и собак люблю. — marafon
deIch mag sowohl Hunde als auch Katzen. — xtofu80
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The cat didn't move a muscle.
Кіт не поворухнув жодним м'язом. — ChickenKiev
ruКошка не шевельнулась ни одним мускулом. — Lenin_1917
deDie Katze bewegte keinen Muskel. — Wolf
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I like dogs more than cats.
Я собак люблю більше, ніж котів. — deniko
ruСобаки мне нравятся больше, чем кошки. — marafon
deIch mag Hunde lieber als Katzen. — bonny37
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I do not have a cat.
У мене немає кота. — deniko
ruУ меня нет кошки. — verter
deIch habe keine Katze. — mamat
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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.

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Forms

cats, catting, catted, catted

Base form	cat · to cat
3rd person singular	cats
Present participle	catting
Past simple	catted
Past participle	catted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	cat
he, she, it	cats

Past simpleLesson

all persons

catted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have catted
he, she, it	has catted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will cat

Synonyms

19 synonyms

cathead

Close in meaning

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Word family

11 related words

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

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

cat