Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..

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Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Troll :: Troll (n.) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
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..
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..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Catchup :: Catchup (n.) Alt. of Catsu.
Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..
Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.
Berme :: Berme (n.) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank..
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) A place for catching fish.
Poacher :: Poacher (n.) One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law.
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (n.) Some worthless catchpenny thing.
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..
Ad Captandum :: Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Thunderbird :: Thunderbird (n.) An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher..
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..
Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
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