"cat" meaning in All languages combined

See cat on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kæt/ [UK, US], /kat/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cat.ogg [US], en-us-inlandnorth-cat.ogg [US], en-uk-a cat.ogg [UK] Forms: cat [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: kăt [UK, US] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is cat, it is terrible and not good. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-adj-1JTMWfHJ Categories (other): Colloquial

Noun [English]

IPA: /kæt/ [UK, US], /kat/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cat.ogg [US], en-us-inlandnorth-cat.ogg [US], en-uk-a cat.ogg [UK] Forms: cat [singular], cats [plural]
enPR: kăt [UK, US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cat is a domestic animal often kept as a pet; it has whiskers and likes to chase mice. Synonyms: puss, pussy, feline
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-ihCu75CD
  2. Cats refers to the family of many different wild animals that are related to the domestic cat.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-vdQM4c2M
  3. A cat is a short-form for a catfish.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-zyM~iwq~
  4. A cat refers to a person who is a prostitute.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-yl~PUucR Categories (other): Slang
  5. A cat refers to a catamaran.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-HiOcfYx4
  6. The cat command, a Unix computer program used to read one or more files and output its contents.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-N0kHjInB Categories (other): Computing
  7. Cat is a short-form for a catapult.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-noun-2oQdDoKl Categories (other): Military

Verb [English]

IPA: /kæt/ [UK, US], /kat/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cat.ogg [US], en-us-inlandnorth-cat.ogg [US], en-uk-a cat.ogg [UK] Forms: cat [canonical], cats [third-person, singular], catted [past], catted [past, participle], catting [present, participle]
enPR: kăt [UK, US] Head templates: {{verb|cat|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cat an anchor, you lift it onto the cathead.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-verb-mEenb3Ts Categories (other): Nautical
  2. If you cat, you vomit out something.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-verb-G-25b3ue Categories (other): Slang
  3. When you cat, you apply the cat command on a Unix computer.
    Sense id: simple-cat-en-verb-CLWLKy2J Categories (other): Computing
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          "text": "lions and tigers are big cats."
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