catnoun [ C ]
uk/kæt/us/kæt/A1 a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail, and claws, usually kept as a pet or for catching mice
any member of the group of animals similar to the cat, such as the lion:
the cat family
See also
big cat
More examples
- My cat likes dozing in front of the fire.
- I usually feed the neighbour's cat while she's away.
- She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.
- A cat was miaowing pitifully outside the door.
- The cat purred as I stroked its fur.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Felines (cats)
- big cat
- cheetah
- cougar
- feline
- jaguar
- kitty
- lynx
- Manx cat
- marmalade cat
- moggy
- mountain lion
- mouser
- puss
- pussy
- pussycat
- sabre-toothed tiger
- Siamese
- tabby
- tomcat
- wildcat
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Idiom(s)
be the cat's whiskers
fight like cat and dog
has the cat got your tongue?
let the cat out of the bag
like a cat on a hot tin roof
look like something the cat brought/dragged in
not have a cat in hell's chance
play cat and mouse
put/set the cat among the pigeons
while the cat's away, the mice will play