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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Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Holdfast :: Holdfast (n.) Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support..
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Offer :: Offer (v. t.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball..
Cockshut :: Cockshut (n.) A kind of net to catch woodcock.
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
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..
Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..
Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Fishy :: Fishy (a.) Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul..
Catchweight :: Catchweight (adv.) Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight..
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..
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Wall-plat :: Wall-plat (n.) The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
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