"kitty litter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪti ˈlɪtɚ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈkʰɪɾi ˈlɪɾɚ] [Canada, US], /ˈkɪti ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-kitty litter.wav [US] Forms: kitty litters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪti Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kitty litter (usually uncountable, plural kitty litters)
  1. Mix of sawdust, grit, etc. used to provide a soiling area for pet cats. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: cat litter Translations (mixture to provide a soiling area for cats): 貓砂 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫砂 (māoshā) (Chinese Mandarin), kattegrus [neuter] (Danish), kattenbakvulling [feminine] (Dutch), kassiliiv (Estonian), kissanhiekka (Finnish), litière pour chat [feminine] (French), Katzenstreu [feminine] (German), kattasandur [masculine] (Icelandic), lettiera per gatti [feminine] (Italian), kattesand [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), arena para gato [feminine] (Spanish), arena para gatos [feminine] (Spanish), kattsand [common-gender] (Swedish), kattströ (Swedish), kedi kumu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-kitty_litter-en-noun-xDsA7v1k Disambiguation of 'mixture to provide a soiling area for cats': 77 10 13
  2. (by extension, informal) Any similar mix, used to soak up liquid spills. Tags: broadly, informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kitty_litter-en-noun-Rfe5vKqH
  3. (motor racing, informal) A gravel trap (a large area of gravel used to slow cars that leave the track) Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-kitty_litter-en-noun-L41THr50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 63 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 24 55 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "mixture to provide a soiling area for cats",
      "word": "貓砂"
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      "sense": "mixture to provide a soiling area for cats",
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      "tags": [
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