Definition of catch

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Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..

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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..
Displayed :: Displayed (a.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye..
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..
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..
Birder :: Birder (n.) A birdcatcher.
Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.
Catchup :: Catchup (n.) Alt. of Catsu.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
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..
Birding :: Birding (n.) Birdcatching or fowling.
Fishery :: Fishery (n.) A place for catching fish.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Spattling-poppy :: Spattling-poppy (n.) A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish..
Catch-meadow :: Catch-meadow (n.) A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..
Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show
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