cat

/kˈæt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
an informal term for a youth or man
“a nice guy”
a spiteful woman gossip
“what a cat she is!”
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
“in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults”
a whip with nine knotted cords
“British sailors feared the cat”
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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

verb

beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
“After drinking too much, the students vomited”

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