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tomcat

/ˈtɒmkæt/

/ˈtɑmˌkæt/

tomcatnoun

tomcats

/ˈtɒmkæt/

/ˈtɑmˌkæt/

Translations

кот

The tomcat prowled the neighborhood at night.

Кот бродил по окрестностям ночью.

самец кошки

The tomcat was known for its loud meowing.

Самец кошки был известен своим громким мяуканьем.

Additional translations

бабник

Definitions

A male domestic cat.

The tomcat prowled the neighborhood, marking its territory.

A man who is considered to be promiscuous or sexually active.

He was known as a tomcat in his younger years, always chasing after women.

Synonyms

tom

feline

male cat

tomcatverb

tomcatted

Past Simple

tomcatted

Past Participle

tomcatting

Gerund

/ˈtɒm.kæt/

/ˈtɑːm.kæt/

Widely attested verb meaning “to behave promiscuously”; requires its own forms.

Definitions

To behave in a sexually promiscuous manner; to seek casual sexual partners.

He spent most of his twenties tomcatting around the city.

Synonyms

sleep around

play the field

tomcatadjective

more tomcat

Comp.

most tomcat

Super.

Used attributively for things relating to male cats (e.g. “tomcat spray”); treat as adjective.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a male cat.

Tomcat urine has a strong, pungent odor.

Synonyms

tomcatproper noun

Definitions

A twin-engine, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft formally designated F-14 used by the United States Navy.

The Tomcat was renowned for its fleet-defence role.

An open-source Java Servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation.

The web application runs on Apache Tomcat.