CAT AND MOUSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does cat and mouse mean? • CAT AND MOUSE (noun)
The noun CAT AND MOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
Familiarity information: CAT AND MOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAT AND MOUSE (noun)
Meaning:
A game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cat and mouse; cat and rat
Hypernyms ("cat and mouse" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
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