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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Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.
Kiddle :: Kiddle (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish..
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) One who, or that which, catches..
Catch-meadow :: Catch-meadow (n.) A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..
Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece..
Manovery :: Manovery (n.) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Snatch :: Snatch (n.) A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly..
Catchment :: Catchment (n.) A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.
Frith :: Frith (n.) A kind of weir for catching fish.
Scolder :: Scolder (n.) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries.
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) The cowcatcher of a locomotive.
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish..
Scatches :: Scatches (n. pl.) Stilts.
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
Lariat :: Lariat (n.) A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering..
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