Definition of catch

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Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..

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Catch :: Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Trammel :: Trammel (v. t.) To entangle, as in a net; to catch..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Fish :: Fish (v. i.) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net..
Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..
Haybird :: Haybird (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
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..
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..
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Lasso :: Lasso (v. t.) To catch with a lasso.
Catchup :: Catchup (n.) Alt. of Catsu.
Grinder :: Grinder (n.) The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes..
Skieldrake :: Skieldrake (n.) The oyster catcher.
Ringtoss :: Ringtoss (n.) A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an upright stick.
Catchword :: Catchword (n.) A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc..
Catch-meadow :: Catch-meadow (n.) A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd..
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