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   cat

   /kat/

   noun

   • 1. a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.
   • ▪ a wild animal of the cat family: "a marbled cat"
   • ▪ used in names of catlike animals of other families, e.g. native cat, ring-tailed cat.
   • ▪ a malicious or spiteful woman: derogatory "his mother called me an old cat"
   • ▪ short for cat-o'-nine-tails historical
   • ▪ short for catfish
   • ▪ short for cathead
   • ▪ short for catboat
   • 2. (especially among jazz enthusiasts) a man: informal North American "this West Coast cat had managed him since the early 80s"
   • 3. a short tapered stick used in the game of tipcat. historical

   verb

   • 1. raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead: "I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had the anchor catted"

   Word Origin Old Englishcatt, catte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kat and German Katze; reinforced in Middle English by forms from late Latin cattus.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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