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Meaning of: CAT

~Noun
  1. African tea,
    Arabian tea,
    cat,
    kat,
    khat,
    qat,
    quat

    - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

    Example - " in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"

  2. cat,
    true cat

    - feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

  3. big cat,
    cat

    - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

  4. bozo,
    cat,
    guy,
    hombre

    - an informal term for a youth or man

    Example - " a nice guy"

  5. cat,
    cat-o'-nine-tails

    - a whip with nine knotted cords

    Example - " British sailors feared the cat"

  6. cat

    - a spiteful woman gossip

    Example - " what a cat she is!"

  7. CAT,
    computed axial tomography,
    computed tomography,
    computerized axial tomography,
    computerized tomography,
    CT

    - a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

  8. cat,
    Caterpillar

    - a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

~Verb
  1. barf,
    be sick,
    cast,
    cat,
    chuck,
    disgorge,
    honk,
    puke,
    purge,
    regorge,
    regurgitate,
    retch,
    sick,
    spew,
    spue,
    throw up,
    upchuck,
    vomit,
    vomit up

    - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    Example - " After drinking too much, the students vomited"

  2. cat

    - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University

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