2. Verb. (third-person singular of catch) ¹
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Definition of Catches
1. catch [v] - See also: catch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catches
Literary usage of Catches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1895)
"Spring and Coast catches of sealing vessels, combined and compiled from <Ae British
... Bering Sea catches, compiled from the British Commissioners' ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"She throws up again, deposits the ‘chair' in its place and catches it. ...
She then throws up the tossing chuck, lifts a ‘chair' and catches; ..."
3. Forty-four Years of the Life of a Hunter: Being Reminiscences of Meshach by Meshach Browning, Edward Stabler (1859)
"... life — Bear strikes as he runs to stab him, catches his pants, and pitches
him heels over head — Courage of Dog when nearly killed—Continues the Hunt, ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1921)
"The steamer catches fire and is burned and beached, after much loss of life by
fire and fighting. The old diplomat's life is demanded and his riches ..."
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