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English Idioms :: cat
CAT - See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY, PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH, RAIN CATS AND DOGS.
Traditional English :: CAT
CAT - abbr.
1 computer-assisted (or -aided) testing.
2 Med. computerized axial tomography.
Traditional English :: cat
CAT - n. & v.
--n.
    1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus.
    2 a any wild animal of the genus Felis, e.g. a lion, tiger, or leopard. b = wild cat.
    3 a catlike animal of any other species (civet cat).
    4 colloq. a malicious or spiteful woman.
    5 sl. a jazz enthusiast.
    6 Naut. = CATHEAD.
    7 = cat-o'-nine-tails.
    8 a short tapered stick in the game of tipcat.
--v.
    tr. (also absol.) (catted, catting) Naut. raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead.
    cat-and-dog (of a relationship etc.) full of quarrels. cat burglar a burglar who enters by climbing to an upper storey. cat flap (or door) a small swinging flap in an outer door, for a cat to pass in and out. cat-ice thin ice unsupported by water. cat-o'-nine-tails hist. a rope whip with nine knotted lashes for flogging sailors, soldiers, or criminals. cat's cradle a child's game in which a loop of string is held between the fingers and patterns are formed. Cat's-eye Brit. propr. one of a series of reflector studs set into a road. cat's-eye a precious stone of Sri Lanka and Malabar. cat's-foot any small plant of the genus Antennaria, having soft woolly leaves and growing on the surface of the ground. cat's-paw 1 a person used as a tool by another.
    2 a slight breeze rippling the surface of the water. cat's-tail = reed-mace (see REED(1) )). cat's whiskers (or pyjamas) sl. an excellent person or thing. let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret, esp. involuntarily. like a cat on hot bricks (or on a hot tin roof) very agitated or agitatedly. put (or set) the cat among the pigeons cause trouble. rain cats and dogs rain very hard. [OE catt(e) f. LL cattus]
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