Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Catch (-ing, caught)
catch (-ing, caught), v. [ME cache-n < late L. capt-us, taken captive.] (webplay: book).
- Hear; discern; perceive.
- Clutch; grab; grasp.
- Reflect; shine forth.
- Seize; intercept; gather in passing through the air.
- Get; obtain; secure; maintain.
- Phrase. “caught a ride with”: become a passenger; be conveyed by; [fig.] glide through the air by means of.
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