Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoot the cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
shoot the -cat
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vomit.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shoots the cat (present, singular) shooting the cat (participle, present) shot the cat (participle, past) shot the cat (past)

Questions

What does shoot the cat mean?
To vomit.

How to pronounce shoot the cat

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