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gato — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cat noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  • tom name A common diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a name in its own right.

Senses

gato is used for these senses in English:

  • cat A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
  • hash (typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
  • jack A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
  • tic-tac-toe (games) A game in which two players take turns placing circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and attempt to obtain three of the same symbols in a straight line.
  • tom The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

cat — full definition

  1. noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  2. noun A Unix command that reads files and outputs their contents.

hash — full definition

  1. noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  2. noun A confused, jumbled mess.
  3. noun The # symbol.
  4. noun In computing, the fixed-length code produced by feeding data through a hash function.
  5. noun Informal short form of hashish.

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