CAT AND MOUSE

Meaning of CAT AND MOUSE in English

noun Date: 1675 behavior like that of a cat with a mouse: as, the act of toying with or tormenting something before destroying it, a contrived action involving constant pursuit, near captures, and repeated escapes

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

CAT AND MOUSE — noun or cat and rat | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ : a children's game in which players in a circle raise their joined hands …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT-AND-MOUSE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : consisting of constant torment prior to destruction or defeat the cat-and-mouse technique of handling an opponent …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT AND MOUSE — 1. Also called cat and rat . a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT AND MOUSE — enemies, rivals; rivalry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAT AND MOUSE — Date: 1675 : behavior like that of a cat with a mouse: as a. : the act of toying with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAT AND MOUSE — Function: noun Date: 1675 : behavior like that of a cat with a mouse: as a : the act of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAT AND MOUSE — [cat and mouse] n (1887): behavior like that of a cat with a mouse: as a: the act of toying …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT-AND-MOUSE — cat-and-mouse BrE AmE ˌkæt ə n ˈmaʊs ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT AND MOUSE — house
Cocney English vocab
CAT-AND-MOUSE — сущ. кошки-мышки to behave in a cat-and-mouse way ≈ вести себя как кошка с мышкой cat-and-mouse mood ≈ выжидательная позиция …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAT AND MOUSE — кошки-мышки ( детская игра ) to play cat and mouse - а) играть в кошки-мышки; б) хитрить
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAT-AND-MOUSE — a 1. терзающий, подвергающий мучениям he used the cat-and-mouse technique of handling an opponent - он обращался со своим противником …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAT-AND-MOUSE — сущ.кошки-мышки to behave in a cat-and-mouse way — вести себя как кошка с мышкой cat-and-mouse mood — выжидательная позиция
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CAT AND MOUSE — (r) построенный на погонях и побегах
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CAT AND MOUSE — (a) выжидательный; подвергающий мучениям; терзающий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CAT-AND-MOUSE — a 1. терзающий, подвергающий мучениям he used the ~ technique of handling an opponent - он обращался со своим противником …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAT AND MOUSE — кошки-мышки ( детская игра ) to play ~ - а) играть в кошки-мышки; б) хитрить
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAT AND MOUSE — кошки-мышки ( детская игра ) to play cat and mouse - а) играть в кошки-мышки; б) хитрить
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAT-AND-MOUSE — a 1. терзающий, подвергающий мучениям he used the cat-and-mouse technique of handling an opponent - он обращался со своим противником …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAT AND MOUSE — кошка и мышь, враги
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CAT AND MOUSE — кошка и мышь, враги
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CAT-AND-MOUSE — сущ. кошки-мышки to behave in a cat-and-mouse way — вести себя как кошка с мышкой cat-and-mouse mood — выжидательная позиция
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAT-AND-MOUSE — сущ. кошки-мышки to behave in a cat-and-mouse way — вести себя как кошка с мышкой cat-and-mouse mood — выжидательная позиция
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CAT-AND-MOUSE — _n. to behave in a cat-and-mouse way - играть в кошки-мышки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CAT-AND-MOUSE — n. to behave in a cat-and-mouse way - играть в кошки-мышки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CAT-AND-MOUSE — кошки-мышки
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CAT-AND-MOUSE — _n. to behave in a cat-and-mouse way играть в кошки-мышки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CAT-AND-MOUSE — сущ. кошки-мышки to behave in a cat-and-mouse way ≈ вести себя как кошка с мышкой cat-and-mouse mood ≈ выжидательная позиция …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOUSE — I Any of many species (family Muridae) of small, scampering They are distinguished from rats principally by their smaller size. …
Английский словарь Британика
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUSE — I. ˈmau̇s noun ( plural mice ˈmīs) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mous, from Old English mūs; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUSE — (n.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the …
Английский словарь Webster
MOUSE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUSE
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
MOUSE — [mouse] n, pl mice [ME, fr. OE mus; akin to OHG mus mouse, L mus, Gk mys mouse, muscle] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUSE — House mouse (Mus musculus) any of many small, scampering rodents, particularly the house mouse (Mus musculus; see photograph), family Muridae …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOUSE — I mouse noun BrE AmE maʊs ▷ mice maɪs ▷ mice's ˈmaɪs ɪz -əz ▷ mouse's ˈmaʊs ɪz -əz ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOUSE — / maʊs; NAmE / noun ( pl. mice / maɪs; NAmE /) 1. a small animal that is covered in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUSE — mouse S2 W3 /maʊs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mus ] 1 . ( plural …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
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 …
Oxford English vocab
MOUSE — ( mice) Note: The plural 'mouses' can be used for meaning 2. 1. A mouse is a small furry animal …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet ) ▪ I’ll be as quiet as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
MOUSE — n. mouse deer deer mouse white footed mouse field mouse wood mouse house mouse Mickey Mouse pocket mouse
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOUSE — n. Any of many species (family Muridae) of small, scampering rodents . They are distinguished from rats principally by their …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
MOUSE — noun 1 animal ADJECTIVE ▪ deer , field , house , etc. ▪ laboratory ▪ white VERB + MOUSE ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOUSE — < hardware , graphics > The most commonly used computer pointing device , first introduced by Douglas Engelbart in 1968. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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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