catting

Verb (1)

cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)

1. (transitive) To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
   • The anchors were catted at the bows of the yacht […]1922, Francis Lynde, Pirates’ Hope, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 226

   Synonyms:

   cathead

2. (transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
3. (archaic, slang) To vomit.
   • ‘He's going to cat, Maxim,’ said the Pussum warningly. The suave young Russian rose and took Halliday by the arm, leading him away.1921, DH Lawrence, Women in Love, Vintage, published 2008, page 65
4. To go wandering at night.
   • "He doesn't realize that I know," Lord Callan said, "but it's been pretty obvious that most of his catting about London's darker alleys has been a search for his origins.1998, Mary Spencer, Lady’s Wager, page 324
5. To gossip in a catty manner.
   • Men from young to middleaged, with matt faces, vivacious and brightly dressed, catted together in gay groups.1932, Hugh Brooke, Man Made Angry, page 134

Verb (2)

cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)

1. (transitive) To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

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