# cats

Pronunciation: say "KATS" /kæts/

## Noun

1. Plural of cat. — plural of cat
   - Simple: Plural of cat. Use this form when you mean more than one cat.
   - _Three cats from the shelter were adopted in a single afternoon._
   - _The farmer kept several cats to control mice in the grain barn._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of cat. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cat
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of cat. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The deckhand cats the heavy anchor up to the cathead as the vessel leaves harbor._
   - _Whenever the tide turns, the crew chief cats the anchor and signals the helm._

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