Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train..

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Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A trap for catching flies.
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.
Catch :: Catch (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish..
Fang :: Fang (a.) To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
Tache :: Tache (n.) Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button.
Fare :: Fare (v.) The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
Lark :: Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking..
Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..
Captious :: Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..
Catched :: Catched () of Catc.
Web :: Web (n.) The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
Trawl :: Trawl (n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter..
Deprehend :: Deprehend (v. t.) To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend..
Thunderbird :: Thunderbird (n.) An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher..
Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth; to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait..
Fishhook :: Fishhook (n.) A hook for catching fish.
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