Background for catting

catting

/ˈkætɪŋ/ /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

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verb

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

Examples :

"The sailors were catting the anchor after raising it from the seabed, preparing the ship to sail into port. "

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verb

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

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verb

Examples :

"After eating too much candy, the little boy started catting on the floor. "

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verb

To go wandering at night.

Examples :

"My neighbor says his dog is always restless because his cat is out catting every night, chasing mice in the garden. "

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verb

To gossip in a catty manner.

Examples :

"The girls were catting about Sarah's new hairstyle at lunch. "

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

Examples :

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

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verb

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

Examples :

"The new intern, eager to impress, ended up catting the entire customer database onto the sales team's shared drive, which just crashed their computers. "

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