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(1) - Catch (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. (2) - Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief. (3) - Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish. (4) - Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle. (5) - Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody. (6) - Catch (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building. (7) - Catch (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm. (8) - Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain. (9) - Catch (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. (10) - Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing. (11) - 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. (12) - Catch (v. i.) To attain possession. (13) - Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words. (14) - Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch. (15) - Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. (16) - Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp. (17) - Catch (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate. (18) - Catch (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. (19) - 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. (20) - Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony. (21) - Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches. (22) - Catch (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace. (23) - Catch (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
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