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1. Catch
   In music, a catch is a humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
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2. Catch
   Catch is British slang for a person desirable for marriage.
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3. Catch
   Catch is British slang for a person desirable for marriage.
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4. catch
   [n] - the quantity that was caught 2. [n] - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect 3. [n] - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) 4. [n] - a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) 5. [n] - a hidden drawback 6. [n] - ...
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5. catch
   the fish caught during a fishing operation; a statement of the total quantity or weight of such fish Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • each of the two legs,together forming a V-shaped member,which are operated by the reciprocating motion of another...
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6. Catch
   Catch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Caught or Catched ; present participle & verbal noun Catching . Catched is rarely used.] [ Middle English cacchen ...
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7. Catch
   Catch intransitive verb 1. To attain possession. [ Obsolete] « Have is have, however men do catch . Shak. » 2. To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tre...
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8. Catch
   Catch noun 1. Act of seizing; a grasp. Sir P. Sidney. 2. That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate. 3. The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of ...
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9. catch
   grab noun the act of catching an object with the hands; `Mays made the catch with his back to the plate`; `he made a grab for the ball before it landed`; `Martin`s snatch at the bridle failed and the horse r...
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10. catch
    gimmick noun a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; `it sounds good but what`s the catch?`
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11. catch
    noun a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
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12. catch
    noun a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
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13. catch
    haul noun the quantity that was caught; `the catch was only 10 fish`
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14. catch
    noun anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); `he shared his catch with the others`
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15. catch
    noun a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
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16. catch
    take in verb hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; `We overheard the conversation at the next table`
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17. catch
    grab verb take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; `Catch the ball!`; `Grab the elevator door!`
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18. catch
    verb be struck or affected by; `catch fire`; `catch the mood`
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19. catch
    verb be the catcher; `Who is catching?`
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20. catch
    verb reach in time; `I have to catch a train at 7 o`clock`
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21. catch
    verb get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; `Catch some sleep`; `catch one`s breath`
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22. catch
    noun a restraint that checks the motion of something; `he used a book as a stop to hold the door open`
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23. catch
    verb perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; `I caught the aroma of coffee`; `He caught the allusion in her glance`; `ears open to catch every sound`; `The dog picked up the scent`; `Catch a glimpse`
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24. catch
    verb attract and fix; `His look caught her`; `She caught his eye`; `Catch the attention of the waiter`
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25. Catch
    • (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp. • (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. • (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived tha...
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