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Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..

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Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.

Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..

Latch :: Latch (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted..

Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..

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

Birdman :: Birdman (n.) A fowler or birdcatcher.

Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.

Larker :: Larker (n.) A catcher of larks.

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.

Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement..

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

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.

Birdlime :: Birdlime (v. t.) To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.

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

Flycatcher :: Flycatcher (n.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing..

Dog :: Dog (n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool..

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

Tunnel :: Tunnel (v. t.) To catch in a tunnel net.