Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..

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Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
Day-net :: Day-net (n.) A net for catching small birds.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..
Tirma :: Tirma (n.) The oyster catcher.
Tunnel :: Tunnel (v. t.) To catch in a tunnel net.
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..
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..
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Mouse :: Mouse (v. i.) To watch for and catch mice.
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..
Taker :: Taker (n.) One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
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..
Lasso :: Lasso (v. t.) To catch with a lasso.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Tache :: Tache (n.) Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button.
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Combustible :: Combustible (a.) Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
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