Definition of catching

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Catching (a.) Captivating; alluring.

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Pant :: Pant (n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A trap for catching flies.
Racket :: Racket (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Trawl :: Trawl (n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter..
Bird-eyed :: Bird-eyed (a.) Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Mantrap :: Mantrap (n.) A trap for catching trespassers.
Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.
Insectivorous :: Insectivorous (a.) plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc..
Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.
Illaqueation :: Illaqueation (n.) The act of catching or insnaring.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer..
Spakenet :: Spakenet (n.) A net for catching crabs.
Ney :: Ney (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..
Heck :: Heck (n.) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
Kiddle :: Kiddle (n.) A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish..
Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..
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