Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..

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Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Becard :: Becard (n.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train..
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue..
Field :: Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder..
Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
Retiary :: Retiary (a.) Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders..
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
Bramble Net :: Bramble net () A net to catch birds.
Garth :: Garth (n.) A dam or weir for catching fish.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Ad Captandum :: Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath..
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..
Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.
Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
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