Meanings
kat1
plural kats
- An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
kat2
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of khat.
kat3
Kat4
- A diminutive of the female given names Katharine and Katherine.
A special federal grand jury has indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh alongside other protesters who allegedly blocked vehicles outside of a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois.
2025 October 29, Ryan J. Reilly and Natasha Korecki, “DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests”, in NBC News1 more example
During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.
1991, Margaret Atwood, Wilderness Tips, →ISBN, page 36
KAT5
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of kill all taigs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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kat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kat
“kat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kat. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kat.
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