Catch, katsh, v.a

to seize: to intercept from falling; to seize in pursuit; to ensnare; to captivate; to get entangled with; to get po e ion of;to receive; to receive by sympathy, contagion, or infection; to engage and attach to; to come upon suddenly: v.n. to get entangled; to communicate; to be contagious; to take hold: s.the act of seizing; seizure; anything that seizes, takes hold, or checks; a watching an opportunity to seize; advantage; a snatch, or a short interval of action; a song, the parts of which are caught up in succe ion by different singers; a play up on words. To catch at, to endeavour to seize suddenly. To catch it, to receive a scolding (chase).