Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish..

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Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..
Turtling :: Turtling (n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles..
Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Bird-eyed :: Bird-eyed (a.) Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely..
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..
Becard :: Becard (n.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
Mesh :: Mesh (v. t.) To catch in a mesh.
Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Cage :: Cage (n.) The catcher's wire mask.
Birdcatching :: Birdcatching (n.) The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls..
Catchment :: Catchment (n.) A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.
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