Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..

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Poacher :: Poacher (n.) One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law.
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Birdman :: Birdman (n.) A fowler or birdcatcher.
Birdlime :: Birdlime (v. t.) To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer..
Birding :: Birding (n.) Birdcatching or fowling.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..
Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
Scatch :: Scatch (n.) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Catch :: Catch (n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Match :: Match (n.) Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium..
Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.
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