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Meaning Of Catch
v. t.
To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to
grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a
ball.
v. t.
To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
v. t.
To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,
to catch a bird or fish.
v. t.
Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
v. t.
To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as,
to catch a melody.
v. t.
To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught
the adjoining building.
v. t.
To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
v. t.
To get possession of; to attain.
v. t.
To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion,
infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to
catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
v. t.
To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to
catch one in the act of stealing.
v. t.
To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
v. i.
To attain possession.
v. i.
To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light
obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to
open.
v. i.
To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
v. i.
To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
n.
Act of seizing; a grasp.
n.
That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened;
as, the catch of a gate.
n.
The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold
of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.
n.
That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the
whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
n.
Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in
matrimony.
n.
Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
n.
A slight remembrance; a trace.
n.
A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers
catch up each other's words.