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cat - 11 definitions

- noun
1. cat -- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
synonyms: true cat
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. guy -- an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
synonyms: guy, hombre, bozo
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. cat -- a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. kat -- 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"
synonyms: kat, khat, qat, quat, Arabian tea, African tea
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. cat-o'-nine-tails -- a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat"
synonyms: cat-o'-nine-tails
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. Caterpillar -- a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
synonyms: Caterpillar
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. big cat -- any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
synonyms: big cat
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. computerized tomography -- 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
synonyms: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
9. cat -- beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. vomit -- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
antonyms: keep down -- manage not to throw up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. cat, cats -- to hoist an anchor to the cathead
synonyms: cats, catted, catting
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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keep down -- manage not to throw up

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