Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.

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Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Redstart :: Redstart (n.) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Sea Pie :: Sea pie () The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Haematopus..
Benet :: Benet (v. t.) To catch in a net; to insnare.
Haybird :: Haybird (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Lariat :: Lariat (v. t.) To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat..
Ney :: Ney (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
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..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..
Ketchup :: Ketchup (n.) A sauce. See Catchup.
Fishhook :: Fishhook (n.) A hook for catching fish.
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..
Displayed :: Displayed (a.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye..
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