ALL meanings of cats
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C c - noun acronym cats credit accumulation transfer scheme: a scheme enabling school-leavers and others to acquire transferable certificates for relevant work experience and study towards a recognized qualification 3
- noun cats Plural form of cat. 1
- noun cats a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties. 1
- noun cats any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc. 1
- noun cats Slang. a person, especially a man. a devotee of jazz. 1
- noun cats a woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip. 1
- noun cats the fur of the domestic cat. 1
- noun cats a cat-o'-nine-tails. 1
- noun cats Games. Chiefly British. the tapering piece of wood used in the game of tipcat. Chiefly British. the game itself. four old cat, one old cat, three old cat, two old cat. 1
- noun cats a catboat. 1
- noun cats a catamaran. 1
- noun cats a catfish. 1
- noun cats Nautical. a tackle used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead. 1
- noun cats a double tripod having six legs but resting on only three no matter how it is set down, usually used before or over a fire. 1
- noun cats Navy Informal. catapult (def 2). 1
- noun cats (in medieval warfare) a movable shelter for providing protection when approaching a fortification. 1
- verb with object cats to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails. 1
- verb with object cats Nautical. to hoist (an anchor) and secure to a cathead. 1
- verb without object cats British Slang. to vomit. 1
- idioms cats bell the cat, to attempt something formidable or dangerous. 1
- idioms cats let the cat out of the bag, to divulge a secret, especially inadvertently or carelessly: He let the cat out of the bag, and the surprise party wasn't a surprise after all. 1
- noun cats plural of cat. 0
- noun cats (Slang) (Internet, shorthand) plural of category. 0
- verb cats third-person singular simple present indicative form of cat. 0