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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Mesh :: Mesh (v. t.) To catch in a mesh.
Nab :: Nab (v. t.) To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
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..
Mouse :: Mouse (v. i.) To watch for and catch mice.
Thunderbird :: Thunderbird (n.) An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) The act of catching, as on a hook, etc..
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Insectivorous :: Insectivorous (a.) plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Catsup :: Catsup (n.) Same as Catchup, and Ketchup..
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
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 come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
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