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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Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Trapan :: Trapan (v. t.) To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
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..
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
Noose :: Noose (v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..
Catched :: Catched () of Catc.
Catchdrain :: Catchdrain (n.) A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water..
Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..
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..
Rat :: Rat (v. i.) To catch or kill rats.
Bow Net :: Bow net () A net for catching birds.
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..
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..
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
Lariat :: Lariat (v. t.) To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat..
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