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Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..

Sniggle :: Sniggle (v. t.) To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare..

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..

Cue :: Cue (n.) The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword..

Fastening :: Fastening (n.) Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc..

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

Catchword :: Catchword (n.) The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing..

Scatch :: Scatch (n.) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.

Catsup :: Catsup (n.) Same as Catchup, and Ketchup..

Immesh :: Immesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare..

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..

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.

Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.

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

Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.

Catch :: 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..

Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show

Taker :: Taker (n.) One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.

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