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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Chebec :: Chebec (n.) A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
Drome :: Drome (n.) The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher..
Pant :: Pant (n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
Offer :: Offer (v. t.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball..
Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
Web :: Web (n.) The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
Lasso :: Lasso (v. t.) To catch with a lasso.
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..
Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..
Fish :: Fish (v. i.) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net..
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (n.) A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
Bramble Net :: Bramble net () A net to catch birds.
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