Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..

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Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp..
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Catch :: Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
Blindman''s Buff :: Blindman's buff () A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is..
Cue :: Cue (n.) The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword..
Grizzly :: Grizzly (a.) In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices..
Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
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..
Dredge :: Dredge (v. t.) To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
Scatches :: Scatches (n. pl.) Stilts.
Chalder :: Chalder (n.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.
Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc..
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
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