cat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kæt/

Verb

transitive slang

(nautical, transitive) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead. / (nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails. / (slang) To vomit. / To go wandering at night.

Japanese Meaning

（海事用語、他動詞）錨をその環で吊り上げ、キャットヘッドの位置に掛ける / （海事用語、他動詞）キャット・オブ・ナインテイルズという鞭で鞭打つ / （俗語、他動詞）嘔吐する / （他動詞）夜間にさまよう、夜を徘徊する

What is this buttons?

The boatswain ordered the crew to cat the anchor so it would hang at the cathead.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

甲板長は乗組員に、錨のリングを使って錨を引き上げ、前方に張り出した梁に掛けるよう命じた。

Details

Sense（1）

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

The anchors were catted at the bows of the yacht …

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

(nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Sense（3）

(slang) To vomit.

Sense（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.

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