English Explanatory Dictionary

rain cats and dogs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rain very heavily.

Pronunciation

En-au-rain cats and dogs.ogg

Word forms

rain cats and dogs rains cats and dogs raining cats and dogs rained cats and dogs rain dogs and cats

Etymology

Unknown, but see examples of early use in Citations.

Synonyms

bucket bucket down chuck it down come down cats and dogs rain buckets rain pitchforks pelt piss down piss it down pour pour cats and dogs storm cats and dogs stream teem tip it down

Related words

come down in stair rods

Derived words

cats and dogs
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