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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.
a.
Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.
n.
A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.
n.
The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
v. t.
To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
n.
Some worthless catchpenny thing.
n.
A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.
v. i.
To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
n.
One who, or that which, catches.
n.
That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
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 reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
n.
A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
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.
A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer.
adv.
Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight.
n.
A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
n.
A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
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.
A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc.
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