Meaning
1 senses(informal)To prowl for sexual gratification.
Examples
33 sentencesThe tomcat is dead.
Кіт мертвий. — deniko
ruКот мёртв. — marafon
deDer Kater ist tot. — shekitten
I'm not a tomcat.
Я не кіт. — deniko
ruЯ не кот. — marafon
Tom is a tomcat.
Том — кіт. — deniko
ruТом – кот. — Ooneykcall
deTom ist ein Kater. — maaster
Peter is buying a tomcat.
Пітер купує кота. — deniko
ruПётр покупает кота. — soweli_Elepanto
dePeter kauft einen Kater. — MUIRIEL
The tomcat's dead.
Кіт мертвий. — deniko
ruКот мёртв. — marafon
deDer Kater ist tot. — shekitten
Origin
From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous auFrom Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.
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Forms
tomcats, tomcatting, tomcatted, tomcatted| Base form | tomcat · to tomcat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tomcats |
| Present participle | tomcatting |
| Past simple | tomcatted |
| Past participle | tomcatted |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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