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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..

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

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..

Silene :: Silene (n.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly..

Retiary :: Retiary (n.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.

Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..

Snicker :: Snicker (v. i.) To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter..

Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.

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

Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..

Bag Net :: Bag net () A bag-shaped net for catching fish.

Catching :: Catching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catc.

Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Catch :: Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony..

Tirma :: Tirma (n.) The oyster catcher.

Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.

Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..

Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

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