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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Catchpoll :: Catchpoll (n.) A bailiff's assistant.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
Frith :: Frith (n.) A kind of weir for catching fish.
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..
Cowcatxjer :: Cowcatxjer (n.) A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot..
Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The act or art of catching crabs.
Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..
Flatbill :: Flatbill (n.) Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers.
Catched :: Catched () of Catc.
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..
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..
Snare :: Snare (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger..
Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
Springe :: Springe (v. t.) To catch in a springe; to insnare.
Catchable :: Catchable (a.) Capable of being caught.
Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.
Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
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..
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