Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..

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Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Manovery :: Manovery (n.) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) One who, or that which, catches..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc..
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show
Detent :: Detent (n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking..
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Bird-eyed :: Bird-eyed (a.) Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention..
Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.
Trammel :: Trammel (v. t.) To entangle, as in a net; to catch..
Muscicapine :: Muscicapine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidae, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers..
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