Catch

·vi To attain possession.

II. Catch ·noun Act of seizing; a grasp.

III. Catch ·noun A slight remembrance; a trace.

IV. Catch ·noun Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

V. Catch ·vi To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.

VI. Catch ·vt Hence: To insnare; to Entangle.

VII. Catch ·vt To get possession of; to Attain.

VIII. Catch ·vt To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.

IX. Catch ·noun Something desirable to be caught, ·esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.

X. Catch ·vi To spread by, or as by, infecting; to Communicate.

XI. Catch ·vt To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.

XII. Catch ·vt To seize after pursuing; to Arrest; as, to catch a thief.

XIII. Catch ·noun That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.

XIV. Catch ·vt To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.

XV. Catch ·noun A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.

XVI. Catch ·vt To engage and attach; to Please; to Charm.

XVII. Catch ·vt To seize with the senses or the mind; to Apprehend; as, to catch a melody.

XVIII. Catch ·noun 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.

XIX. Catch ·vi 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.

XX. Catch ·noun That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.

XXI. Catch ·vt 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.

XXII. Catch ·vt To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to Find; as, to catch one in the act of Stealing.

XXIII. Catch ·vt 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.