definition of
cat

[1] #1 cat n. [true cat] feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats. wn

[2] #2 cat v. beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails. wn

[3] #3 cat v. [vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] 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". wn

[4] #4 cat n. [guy, hombre, bozo] an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll". wn

[5] #5 cat n. a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!". wn