cat
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
Types & categories
- feline hypernym
- domestic cat hyponym
- wildcat hyponym
Sense 2 verb
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
Types & categories
- whip hypernym
Related & opposite
- cat-o'-nine-tails derivation
Sense 3 noun
an informal term for a youth or man
a nice guy
Types & categories
Sense 4 verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
After drinking too much, the students vomited
Types & categories
- excrete hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a spiteful woman gossip
what a cat she is!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- catty derivation
Sense 6 noun
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
Types & categories
- stimulant drug hypernym
Sense 7 noun
a whip with nine knotted cords
British sailors feared the cat
Types & categories
- whip hypernym
Related & opposite
- cat derivation
Sense 8 noun
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
Types & categories
- tracked vehicle hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
Types & categories
- feline hypernym
- Panthera pardus hyponym
- snow leopard hyponym
- panther hyponym
- lion hyponym
- Panthera tigris hyponym
- liger hyponym
- tiglon hyponym
- cheetah hyponym
- saber-toothed tiger hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Felidae member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | feline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | domestic cat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wildcat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | whip |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | man |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sod |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | keep down |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | retch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | emetic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sick |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomiter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vomit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | excrete |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | catty |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | gossiper |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | woman |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulant drug |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | cat |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | whip |
| 8 | domain usage | Related & opposite | trademark |
| 8 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | tracked vehicle |
| 9 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Felidae |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | feline |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | Panthera pardus |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | snow leopard |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | panther |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | lion |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | Panthera tigris |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | liger |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tiglon |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheetah |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | saber-toothed tiger |