Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch..

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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..
Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..
Trammel :: Trammel (v. t.) To entangle, as in a net; to catch..
Scatches :: Scatches (n. pl.) Stilts.
Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.
Bow Net :: Bow net () A net for catching birds.
Skieldrake :: Skieldrake (n.) The oyster catcher.
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely..
Wall-plat :: Wall-plat (n.) The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
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..
Catchwork :: Catchwork (n.) A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
Fang :: Fang (a.) To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch..
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Cowcatxjer :: Cowcatxjer (n.) A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot..
Kiddle :: Kiddle (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish..
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A trap for catching flies.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
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