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Pant :: Pant (n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..

Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.

Holdfast :: Holdfast (n.) Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support..

Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..

Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..

Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.

Troll :: Troll (n.) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

Scolder :: Scolder (n.) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries.

Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..

Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..

Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.

Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..

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..

Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

Berme :: Berme (n.) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank..

Catch :: Catch (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish..

Mantrap :: Mantrap (n.) A trap for catching trespassers.

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