Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..

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Snatch :: Snatch (v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often with at; as, to snatch at a rope..
Fare :: Fare (v.) The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..
Aucupation :: Aucupation (n.) Birdcatching; fowling.
Catchweed :: Catchweed (n.) See Cleavers.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch so as to hold.
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Enmesh :: Enmesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes..
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..
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Button :: Button (n.) A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament..
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention..
Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch..
Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble..
Wallbird :: Wallbird (n.) The spotted flycatcher.
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing..
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
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