Definitions of cat:

  • noun:   feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats
  • noun:   a spiteful woman gossip
    Example: "What a cat she is!"
  • noun:   any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
  • noun:   a whip with nine knotted cords
    Example: "British sailors feared the cat"
  • noun:   an informal term for a youth or man
  • noun:   the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
  • noun:   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
  • verb:   eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth