Catting [verb]
Definition of Catting:
delve into; hollow out
Synonyms of Catting:
● Unearth
● Search
● Shovel
● Drill
● Dredge
● Go into
● Discover
● Exhume
● Bulldoze
● Scoop
● Sift
● Burrow
● Clean
● Enter
● Uncover
● Bore
● Gouge
● Harvest
● Excavate
● Depress
● Pierce
● Grub
● Quarry
● Channel
● Tunnel
● Pit
● Rout
● Probe
● Drive
● Cat
● Till
● Produce
● Deepen
● Mine
● Sap
● Root
● Spade
● Break up
● Concave
● Hoe
● Dig down
● Fork out
● Root out
Opposite/Antonyms of Catting:
Sentence/Example of Catting:
He inclines to go "wild-catting," to dream dreams that are impossible of fruition.
The order to walk along briskly with a tackle fall, as catting the anchor, &c.
"Tidswell," replied Sir Moses, catting off the former part of the journey.
Do you mean to tell me that any more people have come catting to-day?
The chief mate also sees to the catting and fishing of the anchors, to having the decks cleared up and everything secured.
The long-drawn wails, giving the time for the pull of the men catting the anchor, came to an end, and he lowered his voice.
The subsequent "catting" and "fishing" of the big "mud-hook" was all a confused dream to me.