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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Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..
Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The act or art of catching crabs.
Fang :: Fang (a.) To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building..
Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..
Fantail :: Fantail (n.) Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers..
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Ruche :: Ruche (n.) A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn..
Mouser :: Mouser (n.) A cat that catches mice.
Retiary :: Retiary (n.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
Fish :: Fish (v. i.) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net..
Lariat :: Lariat (v. t.) To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat..
Becard :: Becard (n.) A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).
Crabber :: Crabber (n.) One who catches crabs.
Berme :: Berme (n.) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank..
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Fare :: Fare (v.) The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
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