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"

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

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

beat with a cat- o'- nine- tails

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

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats

( trademark) a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

a whip with nine knotted cords; " British sailors feared the cat"

a spiteful woman gossip; " what a cat she is!"

a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

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"

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat ( Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx ( Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.

A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.

A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

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

An old game; ( a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. ( c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.

A cat o' nine tails. See below.

To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

A flesh- eating animal; especially, the familiar household pet.

A common domestic animal.

A domestic animal.

A domestic animal, kept to kill mice and rats.

One of various fishes.

A purchase for hoisting an anchor.

A cat o nine tails.

A domestic animal; a kind of ship; a strong tackle or combination of pulleys, to draw an anchor to the cathead; a double tripod, having six feet, and which falls like a cat.

To raise to the cathead and stow there. Cat- beam, the longest beam in a ship.

A well- known domestic animal.

Now we want a cat very much at home. – Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid

In fact, we've never taken a cat to board before. – Mary Rose of Mifflin by Frances R. Sterrett

I fear that there's a cat in the bag. – The Social Cancer A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

First, that there never was any cat at all. – The History of London by Walter Besant

" See what your cat has brought you," said Mr. Fitzwarren. – The Beacon Second Reader by James H. Fassett

There, the queen's clever cat advised that he should be left to her to deal with. – The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Constance Cary Harrison

It's true enough, Bob- Cat just the same. – The Boy With the U. S. Foresters by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

His cat came and got right between his feet. – The Doers by William John Hopkins

I've seen a cat at the door of the concierge's rooms. – Arsene Lupin by Edgar Jepson Maurice Leblanc

A little girl of ten years old frightened at a cat – Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray

What do you think of that, my cat – My War Experiences in Two Continents by Sarah Macnaughtan

I'll think of the cat you think of some woman; and we'll see what we come to. – The-Choir-Invisible by Allen, James Lane

It was like being watched by a cat – King--of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy

She knows she's the stuff, and she loves to be told of it as much as a cat loves to sleep in the sun." – Dixie Hart by Will N. Harben

Just then the woman looked up and, seeing Puss at the window, called out, " Come in, little Sir Cat – Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse by David Cory

Care killed the cat 'cos why? – Shining Ferry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

What a happy cat she was! – Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders

I've ackshally got to talk to the 'orses and the cat to keep my powers of speech from leaving me. – Kitty Trenire by Mabel Quiller-Couch

Even the black cat will probably go there- one's own black cat – The Pleasures of Ignorance by Robert Lynd

The cat ran to meet him, but John went straight to his mother's side and said, Dear mother, I want your kiss and blessing tonight. – The Measure of a Man by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr