Catch
n.
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Act of seizing; a grasp.
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That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
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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.
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That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
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Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
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A slight remembrance; a trace.
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(Mus.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.