cat
noun
/kæt/
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[kʰæt]
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[kʰæʔ]
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- A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
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kissa,
katti,
kolli,
kisu,
mirri
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- Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, animal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
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kissa,
kissaeläin,
iso kissa,
kissamainen petoeläin
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- (countable, by extension) Chiefly with a descriptive word: an animal not of the family Felidae which (somewhat) resembles a domestic feline (sense 1.1.1).
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kissa,
kissaeläin,
kissamainen petoeläin
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- (countable) An animal of the family Felidae.
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kissaeläin,
kissa
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- A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
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ankkuritalja
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- (slang, dated) An ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
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heppu,
kundi
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- (archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
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iso kissa,
sapelihammaskissa
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- (originally, US, jazz, slang) A jazz musician; also, an enthusiast of jazz music.
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jatsari
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- (military, historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages to protect assailants approaching besieged enemy defences; a cathouse.
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piiritysvaunu
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- (archaic, uncountable) The game of trap ball; also (countable) , the trap in that game.
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pilppu
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cat
verb
/kæt/
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[kʰæt]
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[kʰæʔ]
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- (nautical, transitive) To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
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nostaa ankkuri
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- (nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
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ruoskia yhdeksänhäntäisellä kissalla
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- (slang, now, rare) To vomit.
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yrjötä
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