n. 1 small softfurred fourlegged domesticated animal. 2 wild animal of the same family, e.g. lion, tiger. 3 colloq. malicious or spiteful woman. 4 = CAT0’NINETAILS. El the cat’s whiskers colloq. excellent person or thing. let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret. like a cat on hot bricks very agitated. put (or set) the cat among the pigeons cause trouble. rain cats and dogs rain hard. [Latin coitus]
