Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) 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.
2. (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
3. (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
4. (v. t.) Hence: To ensnare; to entangle.
5. (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
6. (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
7. (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
8. (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
9. (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.
10. (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
11. (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
12. (v. i.) To attain possession.
13. (v. i.) 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.
14. (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
15. (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
16. (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
17. (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
18. (n.) 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.
19. (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
20. (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
21. (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
22. (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.
23. (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
Greek
61. agra -- hunting, a catch ... hunting, a
catch. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agra Phonetic
Spelling: (ag'-rah) Short Definition: catching, a
catch Definition: catching, a
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/61.htm - 6k64. agreuo -- to catch, take by hunting
... to catch, take by hunting. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: agreuo Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-rew'-o) Short Definition: I catch, capture Definition: I catch ...
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2221. zogreo -- to catch alive
... to catch alive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: zogreo Phonetic Spelling:
(dzogue-reh'-o) Short Definition: I capture alive Definition: I capture alive ...
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726. harpazo -- to seize, catch up, snatch away
... to seize, catch up, snatch away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: harpazo Phonetic
Spelling: (har-pad'-zo) Short Definition: I seize, snatch, obtain by ...
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2340. thereuo -- to hunt
... to hunt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: thereuo Phonetic Spelling:
(thay-ryoo'-o) Short Definition: I hunt, seek to catch Definition: I hunt, seek ...
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1949. epilambanomai -- to lay hold of
... Word Origin from epi and lambano Definition to lay hold of NASB Word Usage catch
(2), give help (1), gives help (1), seized (2), take hold (2), taking (1 ...
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4084. piazo -- to lay hold of, to take
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: piazo Phonetic Spelling: (pee-ad'-zo) Short
Definition: I lay hold of Definition: I lay hold of, apprehend, catch, arrest ...
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1405. drassomai -- to grasp, fig. entrap
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: drassomai Phonetic Spelling: (dras'-som-ahee) Short
Definition: I take hold of, grasp Definition: I take hold of, grasp, catch ...
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4884. sunarpazo -- to seize and carry away
... catch. From sun and harpazo; to snatch together, ie Seize -- catch. see GREEK
sun. see GREEK harpazo. (sunarpasantes) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4815. sullambano -- to collect, ie to take, by impl. to take part ...
... seized (1), taken (1). catch, conceive, help, take. From sun and lambano;
to clasp, ie Seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2414. chataph -- to catch, seize... 2413, 2414. chataph. 2415 . to
catch, seize. Transliteration: chataph Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-taf') Short Definition:
catch. Word Origin a prim.
... /hebrew/2414.htm - 5k 2480. chalat -- to catch
... to catch. Transliteration: chalat Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-lat') Short Definition:
catching. ... root Definition to catch NASB Word Usage catching (1). catch. ...
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5595. saphah -- to sweep or snatch away, catch up
... 5594, 5595. saphah. 5596 . to sweep or snatch away, catch up. Transliteration:
saphah Phonetic Spelling: (saw-faw') Short Definition: away. Word Origin a prim ...
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1770. dig -- to fish for, catch
... 1769, 1770. dig. 1771 . to fish for, catch. Transliteration: dig Phonetic Spelling:
(deeg) Short Definition: fish. Word Origin denominative ...
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7805. shazaph -- to catch sight of, look on
... 7804, 7805. shazaph. 7806 . to catch sight of, look on. Transliteration: shazaph
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-zaf') Short Definition: burned. Word Origin a prim ...
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3920. lakad -- to capture, seize, take
... root Definition to capture, seize, take NASB Word Usage capture (9), captured (57),
captures (4), captures at all (1), catch (2), caught (12), clasp (1 ...
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270. achaz -- to grasp, take hold, take possession
... root Definition to grasp, take hold, take possession NASB Word Usage acquire property
(1), acquired property (1), attached (1), bolt (1), catch (1), caught (3 ...
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2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... aid, amend, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain,. A primitive root;
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively ...
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6718. tsayid -- hunting, game
... 6717, 6718. tsayid. 6718a . hunting, game. Transliteration: tsayid Phonetic
Spelling: (tsah'-yid) Short Definition: catch. catch ...
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2963. taraph -- to tear, rend, pluck
... catch, without doubt, feed, rend in pieces, surely, tear in pieces. A
primitive root; to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively ...
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Library
And Now Being Desirous to Catch Simon by a Wile...
... Section 63. And now being desirous to catch Simon by a wile? 63. And now
being desirous to catch Simon by a wile, and Joazar with ...
/.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 63 and now being.htm
Whence the Contentions of Philosophers have Sprung. Against those ...
... Philosophers Have Sprung. Against Those Who Catch at Everything that Meets
Them, and Give It Credence, and Cling to It. Origen Was ...
/.../argument xiv whence the contentions of.htm
Opportunity
... The meaning of the picture is this: When you catch an opportunity as it comes, it
is easy to hold; but once you let it get by you, it is very difficult to ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/opportunity.htm
The Equipment of the Servants
... it may not interfere with his work, his lamp in his hand that he may see to go about
his business and his eye ever turned to the entrance to catch the first ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the equipment of the servants.htm
Criticisms on "The Origin of Species. "
... teleological, and the Darwinian, conception. Cats catch mice, small birds
and the like, very well. Teleology tells us that they ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/xiii criticisms on the origin.htm
"That which was from the Beginning, which we have Heard, which we ...
... entry to fall upon some thing that might stir up the attention of their hearers,
or make them the more inclinable to receive instruction, or catch their favour ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon i that which was.htm
But Perhaps Some one is Alarmed at Hearing us Discourse of the ...
... in fashion as a man"), might lure on the Prince of this world to a conflict, to
whom offering His flesh as a bait, His divinity underneath might catch him and ...
/.../16 but perhaps some one.htm
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Follow Him.
... Disciples are fishers, human souls are fish, the world is the sea, the gospel is
the net, and eternal life is the shore whither the catch is drawn.] ^a 21 And ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxx jesus calls four fishermen.htm
Of Lies are Many Sorts, which Indeed All...
... what manner of thing it is, if against the doctrine of Christ we shall tell a lie
which whoso believes shall perish, in order that we may catch the enemies of ...
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Of the Calling of the Apostles as they were Fishing.
... There may also seem to be a discrepancy in this respect, that Luke records the saying,
"From henceforth thou shalt catch men," [828] as if it had been ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xvii of the calling of.htm
Thesaurus
Catch (46 Occurrences)... 1. (vt) 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.
.../c/catch.htm - 22kLatch (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity;
specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it ...
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Glimpse (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. 5. (vt) To catch a glimpse
of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. ...
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Trip (4 Occurrences)
... 3. (ni) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence,
to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble. ...
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Entrap (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To catch in a trap; to ensnare; hence, to catch,
as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch...
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Drags (5 Occurrences)
... Psalms 10:9 He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in
wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his ...
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Trap (35 Occurrences)
... 12. (vt) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes. 13. ... Job 18:9 A snare will
take him by the heel. A trap will catch him. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Fish (66 Occurrences)
... or yard. 9. (vi) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,
by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. 10. (vi) To ...
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Lurketh (2 Occurrences)
... Psalms 10:9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch
the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net. (ASV). ...
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Lair (8 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Psalms 10:9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in
wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net. ...
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Resources
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