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cat and mouses

cat and mouses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cat and mouse.

Meaning of cat and mouse

Noun

cat and mouse (uncountable)

  1. A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.
    • The Allied and the enemy submarine played a game of cat and mouse, checking up on each other's whereabouts and strategies.
  2. A form of attack in which the attacker toys with the victim by inflicting minor damage or letting the victim have futile hopes of escape before finally finishing the victim off.
    • He was thinking how wonderful this game of cat and mouse was. He loved the game and the feeling of control he had over this poor innocent girl.2009, Judith C. Issette, Messenger of Death, page 34
  3. A children's game in which one player (the "cat") attempts to break through a ring of players to catch another player (the "mouse") in the centre.

Questions about cat and mouses

What is cat and mouses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cat and mouses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cat and mouse.

Words near cat and mouses in the dictionary

  1. cat and dog life
  2. cat and dog lives
  3. cat and kitten sneaking
  4. cat and mouse
  5. cat and moused
  6. cat and mouses
  7. cat and mousing
  8. cat around
  9. cat bath
  10. cat baths
  11. cat bear

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