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tom·cat

 (tŏm′kăt′)
n.
A male cat.
intr.v. tom·cat·ted, tom·cat·ting, tom·cats Slang
To be sexually active with more than one partner. Used of men.
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tomcat

(ˈtɒmkæt) or

tom cat

n
(Zoology) a male cat
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tom•cat

(ˈtɒmˌkæt)

n., v. -cat•ted, -cat•ting. n.
1. a male cat.
v.i.
2. Slang. (of a man) to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests (often fol. by around).
[1750–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tomcat - male cattomcat - male cat        
tom
domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
gib - a castrated tomcat
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Translations
هِر
kocour
hankat
kandúr
högni
runcis
kocúr
erkek kedi

tomcat

[ˈtɒmkæt] N
1. (= cat) → gato m (macho)
2. (US) (= womanizer) → mujeriego m, calavera m
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tomcat

tom cat [ˈtɒmkæt] n → matou m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tomcat

n
→ Kater m
(US fig inf: = woman-chaser) → Schürzenjäger m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tomcat

[ˈtɒmˌkæt] n → gatto maschio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tomcat

(ˈtomkat) noun
a male cat.
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He made his carpet in circles--first a circle of old gray tomcats, with their tails all pointing toward the center; then a circle of yellow cats; next a circle of black cats and a circle of white ones; then a circle of all sorts of cats; and, finally, a centerpiece of assorted kittens.
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by the grace of God King," would sound as well as it would when applied to the ordinary royal tomcat with tights on.
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I remember me well, bein' under the same roof at the time on Florida, when a big tomcat chased a cockroach into the papers.
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And now a Tomcat has got one of the Fishes and she will surely escape with him.
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And the note of the tomcat as he sings to his love in the stilly night outside on the tiles becomes positively distasteful when heard so near.
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Instinctively the Clerk obeyed; with a few strokes of his wings he was out of the cage; but at the same moment the door, which was only ajar, and which led to the next room, began to creak, and supple and creeping came the large tomcat into the room, and began to pursue him.
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"We were feeding off our own energy coming into the second half," said Rogers, whose third-quarter 3-pointer helped offset the Tomcats hitting their first 4 shots out of the intermission.
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Meanwhile, Dash-1 got a tally on the two Tomcats and continued straight ahead, ensuring a left-to-left pass with his opponents.
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Huddersfield Heat's rivals in Division II next season are: Derby Trailblazers, Eastside Eagles London, Ipswich Tomcats, Killamarsh Derbyshire Arrows, London United, Harefield Academy, London Westside, Loughborough Students Riders, LSBU Brixton Topcats, Mansfield Giants, PAWS London Capitals and Worcester Wolves.
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"He said he had been given the spray by a friend and that he had it to deter tomcats who were apparently spraying in the area of his property," said Paul Rowland, prosecuting.
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Fedler has spent most of his career working on Tomcats. Having just switched to the Hornet in November 2005, he said there are things he likes about both aircraft.
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