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verb • tag the base runner to get him out • take into custody • seize suddenly | ||||
| 49% | 5 | From “chase”, a word meaning capture, grasp, seize or take, as in a ball or a cold; or, a clasp, clip, hasp, latch or anything that fastens or holds | ||
noun • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident • the quantity that was caught • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect • anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) • a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) • a restraint that checks the motion of something • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window • a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth • the act of catching an object with the hands • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • to hook or entangle • attract and fix • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping • reach in time • get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly • catch up with and possibly overtake • be struck or affected by • check oneself during an action • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers • see or watch • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled • detect a blunder or misstep • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • come down with • start burning • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • attract; cause to be enamored • apprehend and reproduce accurately • take in and retain • spread or be communicated • be the catcher • become aware of • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned | ||||
| 46% | 8 | A British dialect word meaning to snatch or grab something quickly | ||
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A Colloquialism Meaning To Catch Collar Grab Nick Nobble Seize Or Snatch The Cock Of A Gunlock Or Keeper Of A Door Latch A Hilltop Projection Or Promontory Or Formerly The Head Or A Hat
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Scots term for a wooden bowl for liquor or a staved vessel for porridge; a mischievous dash or quick scamper; a clattering noise; most notably, an altercation, petty squabble, quarrel or wrangle; or, of rain, to patterFrom the French for “keep clothes”, name for a medieval castle’s closets, but also its privies or jakes
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1 | A British dialect word meaning to snatch or grab something quickly | |
2 | Catch on a gunlock
New York Times -
02 May 1980 | New York Times / 02 May 1980 |
3 | Colloquialism meaning cheeky, chopsy, loquacious or mouthy; “rouge à lèvres” for imparting colour on one’s bouche; or, coincidently referring to an osculation/kiss, the fourth part of a Scottish peck
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15 Feb 2025 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 15 Feb 2025 |
4 | From “chase”, a word meaning capture, grasp, seize or take, as in a ball or a cold; or, a clasp, clip, hasp, latch or anything that fastens or holds
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08 Feb 2025 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 08 Feb 2025 |
5 | Gunlock catch
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15 Aug 1986 | New York Times / 15 Aug 1986 |
6 | Latch ___ (seize)
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01 Jun 2020 | New York Times / 01 Jun 2020 |
7 | To catch or seize by the collar |