Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony..

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Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..
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..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Trigger :: Trigger (n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece..
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Scatches :: Scatches (n. pl.) Stilts.
Combustible :: Combustible (a.) Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.
Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.
Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..
Larker :: Larker (n.) A catcher of larks.
Lark :: Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking..
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Fisherman :: Fisherman (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.
Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..
Illaqueate :: Illaqueate (v. t.) To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch.
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Tag :: Tag (n.) The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
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