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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Cage :: Cage (n.) The catcher's wire mask.
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..
Catchable :: Catchable (a.) Capable of being caught.
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..
Silene :: Silene (n.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Entrap :: Entrap (v. t.) To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men..
Bow Net :: Bow net () A net for catching birds.
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) The cowcatcher of a locomotive.
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Save-all :: Save-all (n.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it..
Noose :: Noose (v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
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..
Latch :: Latch (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted..
Catchdrain :: Catchdrain (n.) A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water..
Hook :: Hook (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc..
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Cockshut :: Cockshut (n.) A kind of net to catch woodcock.
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