"Catch" is a word in ENGLISH
Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,
to catch a bird or fish.
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.
To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught
the adjoining building.
Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in
matrimony.
To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers
catch up each other's words.
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.
To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as,
to catch a melody.
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.
To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
Act of seizing; a grasp.
To attain possession.
A slight remembrance; a trace.
That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the
whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
To get possession of; to attain.
That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened;
as, the catch of a gate.
To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to
catch one in the act of stealing.
To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
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.
You’re my best friend’s kid sister, Ang. I’ve known you since you were eight.” He ducked his head, dragged his hands through his hair with all the frustration winding through him. “Christ, if your brother finds out, he’ll have my hide.
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