NO (OR NOT) ROOM TO SWING A CAT

Meaning of NO (OR NOT) ROOM TO SWING A CAT in English

no ( or not) room to swing a cat

humorous

used in reference to a very confined space. [ cat in the sense 'cat-o'-nine-tails'.]

→ room

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SWING
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ROOM — I. ˈrüm, ˈru̇m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English roum, from Old English rūm; akin to …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
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SWING — swing 1 — swingable , adj. /swing/ , v. , swung, swinging , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to cause …
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NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
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SWING
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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SWING — noun to be hanged. 2. swing ·noun influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. 3. swing ·noun …
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ROOM — adj spacious; roomy. 2. room ·vi to occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together. …
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CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
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SWING
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SWING — in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the …
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CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
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CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
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SWING — / swɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swung , swung / swʌŋ; NAmE /) HANG AND MOVE …
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ROOM — / ruːm; NAmE ; rʊm/ noun , verb ■ noun IN BUILDING 1. [ C ] a part of a …
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NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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CAT
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SWING — I. swing 1 W3 /swɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swung /swʌŋ/) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROOM — I. room 1 S1 W1 /ruːm, rʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rum ] 1 . …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
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CAT
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SWING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
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ROOM — n. & v. --n. 1 a space that is or might be occupied by something; capaciousness or ability to accommodate …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWING — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROOM — n. & v. n. 1 a space that is or might be occupied by something; capaciousness or ability to accommodate …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
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SWING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swung) 1. intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
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ROOM — n. & v. --n. 1. a space that is or might be occupied by something; capaciousness or ability to accommodate …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
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SWING — ( swings, swinging, swung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something …
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ROOM — ( rooms, rooming, roomed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A room …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
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SWING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a door swings open/shut (= moves forward to open or backwards to shut ) …
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ROOM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breakfast table/room ▪ The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room. …
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OR
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CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
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ROOM — (PLACE) [noun] [C] - an area within a building that has its own walls, floor, ceiling, doors, etc. and that …
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CAT
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CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
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CAT
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CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
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NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
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