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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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Mesh :: Mesh (v. t.) To catch in a mesh.

Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

Haybird :: Haybird (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.

Catchpoll :: Catchpoll (n.) A bailiff's assistant.

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..

Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.

Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..

Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

Illaqueate :: Illaqueate (v. t.) To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch.

Wallbird :: Wallbird (n.) The spotted flycatcher.

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..

Catchup :: Catchup (n.) Alt. of Catsu.

Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.

Catch :: Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony..

Chalder :: Chalder (n.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..

Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..

Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..

Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.

Ratter :: Ratter (n.) Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier..