Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate..

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Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
Ketchup :: Ketchup (n.) A sauce. See Catchup.
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Kiddle :: Kiddle (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish..
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..
Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..
Combustible :: Combustible (a.) Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Retiary :: Retiary (a.) Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; -- said of certain spiders..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Scatch :: Scatch (n.) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.
Betrap :: Betrap (v. t.) To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent..
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. i.) to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
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