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noun ADJ. domestic, family, household, pet | big She went to Africa to photograph big cats. | feral, wild | alley, stray | pedigree | long-haired, short-haired | black, tabby, tortoiseshell, etc. | tom (also tomcat) | playful | sleek | Cheshire He was grinning like a Cheshire cat. | fat (figurative) the fat cats of big business VERB + CAT have, keep, own We have a pet cat called Archie. | feed | stroke | neuter, spay They didn't want kittens, so they had their cat spayed. | worm The stray cats are wormed and treated with flea powder. | put down The cat was in constant pain so they had it put down. CAT + VERB hiss, mew, miaow, purr, spit, yowl The cat miaowed pitifully. There was a cat yowling outside my window last night. | bite (sb), scratch (sb) | creep, pad, (be on the) prowl, slink A cat padded silently past. The cat slunk away into the darkness. | arch its back | cower, crouch | curl up | catch sth, hunt (sth), stalk sth | leap, pounce (on sth), spring | spray (sth) Cats mark their territory by spraying. CAT + NOUN door, flap | food | litter | lover, owner | phobia | nap (also catnap) A catnap at lunchtime can make you feel refreshed. PHRASES fight like cat and dog In our childhood Irina and I fought like cat and dog. | play (a game of) cat and mouse Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with CAT, Also see ALLEY CAT; BELL THE CAT; CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT; FAT CAT; GRIN LIKE A CHESHIRE CAT; LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG; LIKE A CAT ON A HOT BRICK; LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN; LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY; MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT; NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT; PLAY CAT AND MOUSE; RAIN CATS AND DOGS; WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY.
American Heritage Idioms
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adjectives
a pet cat
(= one that you care for in your home )
• Lucy had a horse and a pet cat of her own.
a domestic cat
(= one that lives with people )
• People have kept domestic cats for thousands of years.
a tabby cat
(= which has dark and light lines on brown or grey fur )
• They had a 12-year-old tabby cat.
a ginger cat
(= which has orange-brown fur )
• I've always wanted a ginger cat.
a feral cat
(= one that lives in groups with other cats but has no home )
• The small fishing village was full of feral cats.
a stray cat
(= one that has lost its home )
• He found a stray cat and started feeding it.
a wild cat
(= a type of cat that does not live with people )
• The African wild cat is bigger than ordinary domestic cats.
big cats
(= lions, tigers etc )
• All 36 species of big cat are vulnerable or endangered.
verbs
a cat miaows/mews
(= makes a small noise )
• The cat was miaowing outside the door.
a cat purrs
(= makes a soft noise that shows pleasure )
• The cat purred as she stroked it.
a cat hisses
(= makes a low noise that shows fear or anger )
• Cats sometimes hiss at dogs.
a cat scratches somebody
• If a cat gets angry, it may scratch you with its claws.
a cat leaps/springs
• Then the cat leapt up into the tree.
a cat pounces on something
(= jumps on something and catches it )
• The cat was hiding, waiting to pounce on the bird.
have a cat
• We always had a cat when I was young.
feed a cat
• She comes in while we're away to feed the cat.
stroke a cat
• Our cat won't let you stroke it.
cat + NOUN
cat food
• He bought some cans of cat food.
cat litter
(= small grains for a cat to use as a toilet inside the house )
• You should change cat litter daily.
a cat flap
(= a special door for a cat to go in and out of a house )
• The cat was getting too fat to fit through the cat flap.
a cat owner
• It is estimated that around 64 million Americans are cat owners.
phrases
let/put the cat out
(= let it or make it go outside )
• Can you let the cat out?
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