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

• any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

• a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

• a whip with nine knotted cords
  • British sailors feared the cat
    

• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
  • in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
    

• a spiteful woman gossip
  • what a cat she is!
    

• an informal term for a youth or man
  • a nice guy
    
  • the guy's only doing it for some doll
    

• feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

Verb

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    
  • He purged continuously
    
  • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    

• beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  computerized tomography , computed tomography , CT , computerized axial tomography , computed axial tomography , CAT , big cat , Caterpillar , cat-o'-nine-tails , kat , khat , qat , quat , Arabian tea , African tea , guy , hombre , bozo , true cat , vomit , vomit up , purge , cast , sick , be sick , disg