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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Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. i.) to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
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..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle..
Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd..
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Land :: Land (v. t.) To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish..
Retiary :: Retiary (n.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
Turtling :: Turtling (n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles..
Fang :: Fang (a.) To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
Catchweight :: Catchweight (adv.) Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight..
Overcatch :: Overcatch (v. t.) To overtake.
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
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