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cat


Definition: Meaning of, cat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kat /

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cat cats
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  1. a small animal with four legs that people often keep as a pet. Cats sometimes kill small animals and birds [↪  feline]
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  2. also big cat a large animal such as a lion or TIGER
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  3. let the cat out of the bag to tell someone a secret, especially without intending to
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  4. put/set the cat among the pigeons to do or say something that causes arguments, trouble etc
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  5. play (a game of) cat and mouse (with somebody) to pretend to allow someone to do or have what they want, and then to stop them from doing or having it
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  6. the cat's whiskers/pyjamas informal something or someone that is better than everything else
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  7. like a cat on hot bricks British English , like a cat on a hot tin roof American English so nervous or anxious that you cannot keep still or keep your attention on one thing
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  8. not stand/have a cat in hell's chance (of doing something) informal to not have any chance of succeeding
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  9. when the cat's away (the mice will play) used to say that people will not behave well when the person who has authority over them is not there
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  10. like the cat that got the cream British English , like the cat that ate the canary American English informal very proud or pleased because of something you have achieved or got
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  11. look like something the cat dragged/brought in British English informal to look very dirty or untidy
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CAT


Definition: Meaning of, CAT in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kat /

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  1. the British Government guide to standards for the Individual Saving Accounts ( ISA ) introduced in 1999. It stands for reasonable Cost, easy Access, decent Terms.
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CAT used in phrases

  • Abyssinian cat (noun)
    1. a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat
  • Angora cat (noun)
    1. a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat
  • Burmese cat (noun)
    1. a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat
  • CAT scan (noun)
    1. an image produced by scanning
  • CAT scanner (noun)
    1. an electronic machine used in a hospital to get an image of the inside of someone's body
  • Cat in the Hat, The
    1. a popular children's book by DR. SEUSS which is written in RHYME and contains drawings
  • Cheshire cat (noun)
    1. a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll
  • Cheshire cat, the
    1. a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CARROLL, which disappears very slowly until only its big smile is left. People sometimes say someone is "grinning like a Cheshire cat" to mean that they have a big and rather silly smile on their face.
  • Egyptian cat (noun)
    1. a domestic cat of Egypt
  • Felix the Cat
    1. a CARTOON character in films and newspapers, who first appeared in 1921. He is a black and white cat.
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