Definition of catch

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

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Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Round :: Round (n.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison..
Muscicapine :: Muscicapine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidae, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers..
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..
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..
Scatches :: Scatches (n. pl.) Stilts.
Snicker :: Snicker (v. i.) To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter..
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.
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Fishy :: Fishy (a.) Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul..
Enmesh :: Enmesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes..
Flycatcher :: Flycatcher (n.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup..
Ney :: Ney (n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc..
Snatch :: Snatch (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope..
Catchweed :: Catchweed (n.) See Cleavers.
Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
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