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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Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..
Becard :: Becard (n.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
Skaith :: Skaith (n.) See Scatch.
Sniggle :: Sniggle (v. t.) To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare..
Grizzly :: Grizzly (a.) In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Round :: Round (n.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison..
Dredge :: Dredge (v. t.) To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
Kipe :: Kipe (n.) An osier basket used for catching fish.
Flybane :: Flybane (n.) A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup..
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..
Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..
Cockshut :: Cockshut (n.) A kind of net to catch woodcock.
Racket :: Racket (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games..
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
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