кат

rare #12417

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
executioner, hangman
Кат занёс топо́р над осуждённым.
The executioner raised his axe over the condemned man.
Archaic and folk-poetic; the everyday word is «палач».
2.
torturer, brute, sadist
Э́тот кат издева́лся над пленными.
That brute tormented the prisoners.
Figurative use of the 'executioner' sense; strongly derogatory.
3.
catalytic converter, catautomotive
У маши́ны срезали кат.
The car's catalytic converter was cut off.
Colloquial short form used by drivers and mechanics.
4.
(rare) cat (anchor tackle), anchor windlassnautical
Я́корь подтяну́ли на кат.
The anchor was hauled up to the cat.
Nautical term for the gear used to haul the anchor up to the bow.

Examples

В старину кат исполнял приговор на площади.
In the old days, the executioner carried out sentences in the town square.
Народ боялся ката больше, чем судьи.
People feared the executioner more than the judge.
На машине сняли кат, и она стала громче.
They removed the catalytic converter from the car, and it became louder.

катexecutioner; torturer; catalytic converter; cat (anchor tackle)
nounmasculine
ока́тrounded edge
nounmasculine
обка́тrunning-in
nounmasculine
ка́танкаwire rod
nounfeminine