Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate..

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Hitch :: Hitch (n.) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc..
Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish..
Tirma :: Tirma (n.) The oyster catcher.
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Cage :: Cage (n.) The catcher's wire mask.
Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Fare :: Fare (v.) The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.
Garth :: Garth (n.) A dam or weir for catching fish.
Catching :: Catching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catc.
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..
Troll :: Troll (n.) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
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