tom
noun
1. male cat
Similar word(s): tomcat
Definition categories: animal
2. male turkey
Similar word(s): gobbler
verb
1. (intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
2. (nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.