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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Catch \Catch\, v. i.
1. To attain possession. [Obs.]
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Have is have, however men do catch. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
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4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
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Does the sedition catch from man to man? --Addison.
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{To catch at}, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or
use. "[To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the
state." --Addison.
{To catch up with}, to come up with; to overtake.
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