Definition of catch

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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..

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Skaith :: Skaith (n.) See Scatch.
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..
Ratter :: Ratter (n.) Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier..
Lark :: Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking..
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc..
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Springe :: Springe (v. t.) To catch in a springe; to insnare.
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..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Captious :: Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..
Trapan :: Trapan (v. t.) To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender..
Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
Eelpot :: Eelpot (n.) A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
Drome :: Drome (n.) The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Catchup :: Catchup (n.) Alt. of Catsu.
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