Definition of catch

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Catch (v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open..

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Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Field :: Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder..
Enmesh :: Enmesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes..
Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..
Tag :: Tag (n.) The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue..
Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Crabber :: Crabber (n.) One who catches crabs.
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..
Ensnare :: Ensnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare. See Insnare.
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
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..
Chalder :: Chalder (n.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.
Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..
Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Catchment :: Catchment (n.) A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Entrap :: Entrap (v. t.) To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men..
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