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An animal of the family (family): +

(Q146)A domesticated species ((species)) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.

Any similar animal of the family (family), which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.

The meat of this animal, eaten as food. +

A person:

(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman.

An enthusiast or player of jazz.

(slang) A person (usually male).

(slang) A prostitute.

(nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

(nautical) (cat-o'-nine-tails)

(archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel {{qualifier|now only in "catboat"}}.

The game of trap ball.

The trap in that game.

(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

(African American Vernacular English) A vagina or vulva.

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

(wheeled shelter) (historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences. +

To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

(slang) To vomit.

To go wandering at night.

To gossip in a catty manner.

(computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

(slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target), usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

(slang) {{non-gloss|A street name of the drug methcathinone.}}

(catapult)

(catalytic converter)

(catamaran)

(category)

(catfish)

(caterpillar)

(slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer {{w|Caterpillar Inc.}})

A ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks, especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

(computed axial tomography) Often used attributively, as in “CAT scan” or “CT scan”.

(catastrophic) (colloquial) Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous.