"catproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more catproof [comparative], most catproof [superlative]
Etymology: cat + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cat|proof}} cat + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} catproof (comparative more catproof, superlative most catproof)
  1. Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats. Translations (resistant to damage caused by domestic cats): kissan kestävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-catproof-en-adj-h39tnUoD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat-proof

Verb

Forms: catproofs [present, singular, third-person], catproofing [participle, present], catproofed [participle, past], catproofed [past]
Etymology: cat + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cat|proof}} cat + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} catproof (third-person singular simple present catproofs, present participle catproofing, simple past and past participle catproofed)
  1. To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
    Sense id: en-catproof-en-verb-qZ65NAJA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat-proof

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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