Definition of catch

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

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Chebec :: Chebec (n.) A small American bird (Empidonax minimus); the least flycatcher.
Beaucatcher :: Beaucatcher (n.) A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
Tag :: Tag (n.) The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd..
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Inviscate :: Inviscate (v. t.) To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
Dog :: Dog (n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool..
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away..
Birdlime :: Birdlime (v. t.) To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) A place for catching fish.
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..
Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.
Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch so as to hold.
Taker :: Taker (n.) One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
Chalder :: Chalder (n.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.
Wallbird :: Wallbird (n.) The spotted flycatcher.
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