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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Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Frith :: Frith (n.) A kind of weir for catching fish.
Mouser :: Mouser (n.) A cat that catches mice.
Larker :: Larker (n.) A catcher of larks.
Grizzly :: Grizzly (a.) In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices..
Immesh :: Immesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare..
Catchdrain :: Catchdrain (n.) A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water..
Match :: Match (n.) Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Catchweight :: Catchweight (adv.) Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight..
Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream..
Catchable :: Catchable (a.) Capable of being caught.
Trapan :: Trapan (v. t.) To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
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..
Tag :: Tag (n.) The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue..
Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..
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..
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