Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish..

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Birdman :: Birdman (n.) A fowler or birdcatcher.
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..
Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Snatch :: Snatch (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope..
Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (n.) A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing..
Muscicapine :: Muscicapine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidae, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers..
Catchweed :: Catchweed (n.) See Cleavers.
Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said..
Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream..
Catsup :: Catsup (n.) Same as Catchup, and Ketchup..
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..
Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.
Trapan :: Trapan (v. t.) To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
Mouser :: Mouser (n.) A cat that catches mice.
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