Definition of catch

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

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Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Kipe :: Kipe (n.) An osier basket used for catching fish.
Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..
Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Blindman''s Buff :: Blindman's buff () A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is..
Cue :: Cue (n.) The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword..
Sea Pie :: Sea pie () The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Haematopus..
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish..
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
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..
Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup..
Ketch :: Ketch (v. t.) To catch.
Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..
Hook :: Hook (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc..
Wall-plat :: Wall-plat (n.) The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.
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