The difference between Cat and Tomcat

When used as nouns, cat means a domesticated subspecies (felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet, whereas tomcat means a tom, a male cat.

When used as verbs, cat means to hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead, whereas tomcat means to prowl for sexual gratification.


Cat is also adjective with the meaning: terrible, disastrous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cat and Tomcat

  1. Cat as a noun:

    An animal of the family Felidae: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: felid"

    "synonyms: puss pussy malkin kitty pussy-cat grimalkin Thesaurus:cat"

  2. Cat as a noun (offensive):

    A person: A spiteful or angry woman. An enthusiast or player of jazz. A person (usually male). A prostitute.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bitch"

    "synonyms: bloke chap cove dude fellow fella guy"

  3. Cat as a noun (nautical):

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

  4. Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):

    cat-o'-nine-tails.

  5. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .

  6. Cat as a noun (archaic, uncountable):

    The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog"). The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

  7. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

  8. Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):

    A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

  9. Cat as a noun:

    A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

  10. Cat as a noun (historical):

    A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: tortoise Welsh cat"

  1. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

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

  2. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

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

  3. Cat as a verb (slang):

    To vomit something.

  1. Cat as a noun:

    A catamaran.

  1. Cat as a noun (computing):

    A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

  1. Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):

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

  2. Cat as a verb (computing, slang):

    To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

  1. Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):

    Terrible, disastrous.

    Examples:

    "The weather was cat, so they returned home early."

  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

  1. Cat as a noun (military, naval):

    A catapult.

    Examples:

    "a carrier's bow cats'"

  1. Cat as a noun:

  1. Cat as a noun:

  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

    Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )

  2. Cat as a noun:

    A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

  1. Tomcat as a noun:

    A tom, a male cat.

  1. Tomcat as a verb:

    To prowl for sexual gratification.