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Definition of
Cat
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cat
/kæt/
/kæt/
(also
Kat
)
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a first name for girls, short for
Catherine
or
Katherine
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cat
noun
big cat
noun
cat door
noun
cat flap
noun
CAT scan
noun
fat cat
noun
Manx cat
noun
alley cat
noun
calico cat
noun
cat burglar
noun
fraidy cat
noun
Persian cat
noun
scaredy-cat
noun
Siamese cat
noun
marmalade cat
noun
Felix the Cat™
dead cat bounce
noun
the
Cheshire Cat
cat-o’-nine-tails
noun
the
Kit-Cat Club
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Idioms
curiosity killed the cat
fight like cat and dog
no room to swing a cat
let the cat out of the bag
(has the) cat got your tongue?
put/set the cat among the pigeons
play a cat-and-mouse game with somebody
there’s more than one way to skin a cat
look like something the cat brought/dragged in
play (a game of) cat and mouse with somebody
not have/stand a cat in hell’s chance (of doing something)
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noun
cat
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noun
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