"look like something the cat dragged in" meaning in All languages combined

See look like something the cat dragged in on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: looks like something the cat dragged in [present, singular, third-person], looking like something the cat dragged in [participle, present], looked like something the cat dragged in [participle, past], looked like something the cat dragged in [past]
Etymology: From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=look like something the cat dragged in}} look like something the cat dragged in (third-person singular simple present looks like something the cat dragged in, present participle looking like something the cat dragged in, simple past and past participle looked like something the cat dragged in)
  1. (simile) To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance. Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards, look like something the cat brought in, look like something the cat's dragged in
    Sense id: en-look_like_something_the_cat_dragged_in-en-verb-ESe7QUtM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "looks like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looking like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "look like something the cat dragged in"
      },
      "expansion": "look like something the cat dragged in (third-person singular simple present looks like something the cat dragged in, present participle looking like something the cat dragged in, simple past and past participle looked like something the cat dragged in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English similes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "en:Appearance",
          "parents": [
            "Perception",
            "Body",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance."
      ],
      "id": "en-look_like_something_the_cat_dragged_in-en-verb-ESe7QUtM",
      "links": [
        [
          "dishevelled",
          "dishevelled#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "untidy",
          "untidy"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards"
        },
        {
          "word": "look like something the cat brought in"
        },
        {
          "word": "look like something the cat's dragged in"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "look like something the cat dragged in"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "looks like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looking like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "looked like something the cat dragged in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*",
        "head": "look like something the cat dragged in"
      },
      "expansion": "look like something the cat dragged in (third-person singular simple present looks like something the cat dragged in, present participle looking like something the cat dragged in, simple past and past participle looked like something the cat dragged in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English similes",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Appearance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dishevelled",
          "dishevelled#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "untidy",
          "untidy"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile) To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "look like something the cat brought in"
    },
    {
      "word": "look like something the cat's dragged in"
    }
  ],
  "word": "look like something the cat dragged in"
}

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