noun

1. An animal of the family Felidae:

2. A person:

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

Synonyms: saber-tooth, saber-toothed cat, feline, feline cat, pantherine, pantherine cat, Caniformia, carnivoran

verb

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

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

3. To vomit.