Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..

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Sea Pie :: Sea pie () The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Haematopus..
Fantail :: Fantail (n.) Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers..
Smittlish :: Smittlish (a.) Infectious; catching.
Lark :: Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking..
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Bird-eyed :: Bird-eyed (a.) Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Chebec :: Chebec (n.) A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
Grinder :: Grinder (n.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes..
Snare :: Snare (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger..
Hook :: Hook (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc..
Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..
Ketchup :: Ketchup (n.) A sauce. See Catchup.
Aucupation :: Aucupation (n.) Birdcatching; fowling.
Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch so as to hold.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.
Catching :: Catching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catc.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
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