Definition of catch

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Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..

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Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Catching :: Catching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catc.
Lasso :: Lasso (v. t.) To catch with a lasso.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..
Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form..
Garth :: Garth (n.) A dam or weir for catching fish.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train..
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..
Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
Button :: Button (n.) A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for 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..
Becard :: Becard (n.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
Catch :: Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
Larker :: Larker (n.) A catcher of larks.
Catsup :: Catsup (n.) Same as Catchup, and Ketchup..
Olive :: Olive (n.) The oyster catcher.
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
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