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21catch — verb (past and past participle caught) 1》 intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped). ↘seize or take hold of. ↘Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground. 2》 capture (a… …
22catch — catchable, adj. /kach/, v., caught, catching, n., adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, esp. after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse. 2. to trap or ensnare: to catch a fish. 3. to intercept and seize; take and hold (something… …
23catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …
24catch — I. verb (caught; catching) Etymology: Middle English cacchen, from Anglo French cacher, chacher, chacer to hunt, from Vulgar Latin *captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century… …
25catch — [[t]kætʃ[/t]] v. caught, catch•ing, n. adj. 1) to seize or capture, esp. after pursuit: to catch a thief[/ex] 2) to trap or ensnare: to catch fish[/ex] 3) to take and hold (something thrown, falling, etc.): to catch the ball[/ex] 4) to surprise… …
26fish — fish1 noun (plural same or fishes) 1》 a limbless cold blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins, living wholly in water. ↘the flesh of fish as food. 2》 used in names of invertebrate animals living wholly in water, e.g. shellfish,… …
27catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …
28catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they …
29To fish the anchor — Fish Fish, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian; akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc?n, Goth. fisk?n. See {Fish} the animal.] 1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. [1913 Webster] 2. To search by raking or sweeping. Swift …
30try the net — to test the catch of fish by hauling in a few yards of the net nearest the boat, before pulling the whole length on board (British dialect) …
