cat cat /ˈkæt/

noun

1. () Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats  ( true cat , cat )
   feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
    The cat curled up on the windowsill, basking in the sun's warmth
   The cat curled up on the windowsill, basking in the sun's warmth
   
   
2. Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild  ( big cat , cat )
   any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
   
3. A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work  ( cat , Caterpillar )
   a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
   
   
4. A whip with nine knotted cords  ( cat , cat-o'-nine-tails )
   a whip with nine knotted cords
    British sailors feared the cat
   British sailors feared the cat
   
   
5. The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant  ( African tea , Arabian tea , cat , kat , khat , qat , quat )
   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
   in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
   
   
6. [Informal] A spiteful woman gossip  ( cat [Informal] )
   a spiteful woman gossip
    What a cat she is!
   what a cat she is!
   
7. An informal term for a youth or man  ( bozo , cat , hombre , guy , sod )
   an informal term for a youth or man
    A nice guy
   a nice guy
    The guy's only doing it for some doll
   the guy's only doing it for some doll
    The poor sod couldn't even buy a drink
   the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink
   
   

verb

1. [Informal] Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth  ( barf [Informal] , be sick , cast , cat [Informal] , chuck [Informal] , disgorge , honk [Informal, British] , puke [Vulgar] , purge , regorge [Archaic] , regurgitate , sick , spew [Informal] , spue [Archaic] , upchuck [Informal, N. American] , vomit up , boak [Dialect, UK] , boke [Dialect, UK] , chuck up [Informal, British] , chunder [Informal, British] , keck [Informal] , retch , throw up , vomit , vom [Informal] )
   eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    After drinking too much, the students vomited
   After drinking too much, the students vomited
    He purged continuously
   He purged continuously
    The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
   The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
   
2. Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails  ( cat )
   beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
   

 CAT

noun

1. 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  ( CAT , computed axial tomography , computed tomography , computerized axial tomography , computerized tomography , CT , computerised axial tomography [British] , computerised tomography [British] )
   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