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An animal of the family Felidae:

Examples :

"My neighbor has three cats, all from the Felidae family. "

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Examples :

"The new recruits were mostly cats from Ivy League schools. "

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

Examples :

"The sailors strained as they used the cats to hoist the heavy anchor onto the ship's cathead. "

nautical sailing

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Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.

Examples :

"The captain ordered the bosun to bring out the cats as punishment for the insubordination. "

nautical military weapon

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A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").

Examples :

"While you won't see cats sailing today, you can find their descendant, the catboat, still enjoying popularity in some coastal areas. "

nautical sailing vehicle

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The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").

Examples :

"The children played cats and dogs during recess. "

game sport entertainment

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The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Examples :

"During our game of tipcat, we had to be careful not to lose the cats in the tall grass. "

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A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

sex body anatomy organ

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

Examples :

"The museum used cats to display fragile pottery shards because they always provide stable support, even on uneven surfaces. "

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A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

Examples :

""The soldiers slowly pushed the heavy cats toward the castle walls, hoping to reach them unseen." "

military weapon vehicle war history

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To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

Examples :

"The sailors worked together to cats the anchor, raising it to the cathead before setting sail. "

nautical sailing

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To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Examples :

"Because he mutinied, the captain threatened to cats the disobedient sailor. "

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Examples :

"After eating too much candy, the little boy cats all over the floor. "

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To go wandering at night.

Examples :

"Because the neighbor's cat often cats around the yard at night, we had to install motion-sensor lights. "

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To gossip in a catty manner.

Examples :

"The girls were cattying about Sarah's new hairstyle. "

character communication attitude

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A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

Examples :

"The `cats` command printed the contents of my report file to the screen. "

computing utility technical

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To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

Examples :

"The programmer cats the error log files together to create a single, easy-to-read report. "

computing technology

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To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

Examples :

""Instead of summarizing the research, he just cats all 500 pages of the document onto the team's shared drive and expected them to understand it." "

computing internet technology

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Examples :

"The medieval army used cats to hurl large stones over the castle walls. "

military weapon

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Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)

Examples :

"The construction crew used two cats to level the uneven ground before building the new office complex. "

machine vehicle industry technology

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A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

Examples :

"The construction crew used several cats to move the heavy equipment across the muddy field. "

vehicle technology machine

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A twin-hulled ship or boat.

Examples :

"The cats sailed quickly across the bay, leaving a small wake behind them. "

nautical sailing vehicle ocean

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A quarrelsome woman; a scold.

Examples :

"My neighbor is known as a cats; she constantly criticizes everyone's choices. "

character person

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A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.

Examples :

"The boys used cats to cross the shallow creek, each paddling carefully on the makeshift rafts. "

nautical sailing vehicle

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An old kind of fireship.

Examples :

"During the 16th-century siege, the attacking navy sent cats, unmanned fireships loaded with explosives, towards the enemy harbor. "

nautical military vehicle history

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A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

Examples :

"The library books are organized into cats like "Fiction," "Biography," and "Science." "

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A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.

Examples :

"The professor explained that "cats," in abstract mathematics, are not furry animals, but structures where objects connect predictably. "

math logic system theory

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Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth

Examples :

"The fishermen caught several cats in the river, noting their smooth skin and whisker-like barbels around their mouths. "

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Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.

Examples :

"Many teenagers are worried about encountering cats on social media who might try to trick them into sharing personal information. "

internet person technology computing communication media character

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Such a fake profile.

Examples :

"His online dating profile was full of cats; it was obviously a fake account. "

internet person computing communication attitude