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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Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Snicker :: Snicker (v. i.) To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.
Beambird :: Beambird (n.) A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building..
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
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..
Word-catcher :: Word-catcher (n.) One who cavils at words.
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath..
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..
Bucket :: Bucket (n.) A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids..
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) The cowcatcher of a locomotive.
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.
Button :: Button (n.) A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament..
Catchpoll :: Catchpoll (n.) A bailiff's assistant.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..
Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
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