cat

(noun) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats. Synonyms: true cat.

(noun) an informal term for a youth or man. Synonyms: guy, hombre, bozo. Examples: "A nice guy." "The guy's only doing it for some doll."

(noun) a spiteful woman gossip. Example: "What a cat she is!."

(noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant. Synonyms: kat, khat, qat, quat, Arabian tea, African tea. Example: "In yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults."

(noun) a whip with nine knotted cords. Synonyms: cat-o'-nine-tails. Example: "British sailors feared the cat."

(noun) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work. Synonyms: Caterpillar.

(noun) any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild. Synonyms: big cat.

(noun) a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis. Synonyms: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT.

(verb) beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up. Examples: "After drinking too much, the students vomited." "He purged continuously." "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night."