gato

Definitions of gato
  1. noun
    the act of catching an object with the hands
    synonyms: agarrón, asimiento, cuchara
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    interceptación
    (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
    engrane
    the act of interlocking or meshing
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    contacto
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  2. noun
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
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    felis catus, felis domesticus
    any domesticated member of the genus Felis
    gato salvaje
    any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
    gatito, minino
    informal terms referring to a domestic cat
    gata
    female cat
    gato persa
    a long-haired breed of cat
    gato de Angora
    a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat
    gato siamés, siamés
    a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
    gato egipcio
    a domestic cat of Egypt
    gato del desierto
    a desert wildcat
    gato montés
    bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
    puma
    large American feline resembling a lion
    gatopardo, ocelote
    nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
    yaguarondi, yaguarundi
    long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
    serval
    slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
    lince
    short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
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    felino, félido
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
  3. noun
    male cat
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    felis catus, felis domesticus
    any domesticated member of the genus Felis
  4. noun
    a whip with nine knotted cords
    synonyms: azotera
  5. noun
    a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
    synonyms: abrazadera, anclaje, barrilete, brida, cepo, cárcel, gafa, gatillo, grapa, laña, manija, mordaza, traba
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    grapa
    a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
  6. noun
    a shifty deceptive person
    synonyms: pajarraco, pájara, pájaro, pícaro, zorro
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    embustero, engañador, impostor, mentiroso
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  7. noun
    a thief who steals without using violence
    synonyms: chori, choricero, chorizo, choro, ganzúa, garduño, gatera, gatillo, mangui, punguista, quinqui, randa, rata, ratero
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    afanador, caco, ladrón, mangante, manoteador, tomador
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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