Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..

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Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.
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..
Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A trap for catching flies.
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Aucupation :: Aucupation (n.) Birdcatching; fowling.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Manovery :: Manovery (n.) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
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..
Field :: Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder..
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) One who, or that which, catches..
Cowcatxjer :: Cowcatxjer (n.) A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot..
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..
Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..
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