Definition of catch

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Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..

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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..
Silene :: Silene (n.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly..
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
Birding :: Birding (n.) Birdcatching or fowling.
Catching :: Catching (a.) Infectious; contagious.
Round :: Round (n.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison..
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Catsup :: Catsup (n.) Same as Catchup, and Ketchup..
Cockshut :: Cockshut (n.) A kind of net to catch woodcock.
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..
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