alligator

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.

(Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

(old-fashioned) A crocodile of any species.

[usually plural] An alligator-skin shoe.

Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.

A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.

A rock breaker.

A kind of job press.

Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.

(slang, old-fashioned) A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.

Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.

To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.