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Sound
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adj
suspenseful, involving alternating roles of attack and defence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
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noun
Alternative form of cat and mouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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verb
To engage in a game of cat and mouse.
To mutually monitor and challenge each other in an attempt to gain advantage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To engage in a game of cat and mouse.
To toy with (one's victim).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
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Across languages
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