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. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch..
Chalder :: Chalder (n.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
Save-all :: Save-all (n.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Smittlish :: Smittlish (a.) Infectious; catching.
Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..
Field :: Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder..
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..
Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.
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..
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (n.) Some worthless catchpenny thing.
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..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Hallier :: Hallier (n.) A kind of net for catching birds.
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.
Catch :: Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Benet :: Benet (v. t.) To catch in a net; to insnare.
Frith :: Frith (n.) A kind of weir for catching fish.
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