Definition of alligators:
(n) :
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.
(n) :
(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
(n) :
Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
(n) :
Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
(n) :
(usually in the plural) An alligator-skin shoe.
(v) :
(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.