Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish..

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Tache :: Tache (n.) Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..
Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A trap for catching flies.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
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..
Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..
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..
Overcatch :: Overcatch (v. t.) To overtake.
Snare :: Snare (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger..
Skieldrake :: Skieldrake (n.) The oyster catcher.
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Land :: Land (v. t.) To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish..
Bramble Net :: Bramble net () A net to catch birds.
Spakenet :: Spakenet (n.) A net for catching crabs.
Phainopepla :: Phainopepla (n.) A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher..
Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.
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