cat
noun
/kat/
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/kæt/
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[kʰæt]
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[kʰæt̚]
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- A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8thc.]
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chat,
chatte
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- Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.
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félin,
félidé,
féliforme,
féliformes,
féliné,
féloidé
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- An animal of the family Felidae:
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félin,
félidé,
féliné,
chat
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bistoquet
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- (nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
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capon
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- (archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
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féliné,
machairodontiné,
machairodontinés,
panthériné
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- (historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
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gus,
mec
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cat
verb
/kat/
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/kæt/
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[kʰæt]
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[kʰæt̚]
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- (nautical, transitive) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
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caponner
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débecter,
débequeter,
dégobiller,
gerber
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- (nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
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fouetter avec un chat à neuf queues
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