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catching
(encz) | catching,chytání n: Zdeněk Brož |
catching
(encz) | catching,nakažlivý adj: Jan Červák |
Catching
(gcide) | Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caughtor Catched; p. pr.
& vb. n. Catching. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen,
OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser,
fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of
capere to take, catch. See Capacious, and cf. Chase,
Case a box.]
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1. 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.
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2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
"They pursued . . . and caught him." --Judg. i. 6.
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3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,
to catch a bird or fish.
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4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. "To catch him in his
words". --Mark xii. 13.
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5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to
catch a melody. "Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the
issue." --Tennyson.
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6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the
adjoining building.
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7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
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The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden.
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8. To get possession of; to attain.
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Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak.
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9. 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.
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10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to
catch one in the act of stealing.
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11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
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To catch fire, to become inflamed or ignited.
to catch it to get a scolding or beating; to suffer
punishment. [Colloq.]
To catch one's eye, to interrupt captiously while speaking.
[Colloq.] "You catch me up so very short." --Dickens.
To catch up, to snatch; to take up suddenly.
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Catching
(gcide) | Catching \Catch"ing\ a.
1. Infectious; contagious.
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2. Captivating; alluring.
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Catching
(gcide) | Catching \Catch"ing\, n.
The act of seizing or taking hold of.
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Catching bargain (Law), a bargain made with an heir
expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an
inadequate price. --Bouvier.
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catching
(wn) | catching
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
[syn: catching, communicable, contagious,
contractable, transmissible, transmittable]
n 1: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball
team
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
[syn: detection, catching, espial, spying,
spotting]
3: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable";
"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially
catastrophic" [syn: catching, contracting] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
catching
(encz) | catching,chytání n: Zdeněk Brožcatching,nakažlivý adj: Jan Červák |
eye-catching
(encz) | eye-catching,nápadný adj: Zdeněk Brožeye-catching,poutavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
flycatching warbler
(encz) | flycatching warbler, n: |
Birdcatching
(gcide) | Birdcatching \Bird"catch`ing\, n.
The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.
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Catching bargain
(gcide) | Catching \Catch"ing\, n.
The act of seizing or taking hold of.
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Catching bargain (Law), a bargain made with an heir
expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an
inadequate price. --Bouvier.
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eye-catching
(gcide) | eye-catching \eye"-catch`ing\ adj.
Seizing the attention; as, eye-catching posters; as, she wore
an eye-catching low-cut gown.
Syn: attention-getting.
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Fly-catching
(gcide) | Fly-catching \Fly"-catch`ing\, a. (Zool.)
Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
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fly-catching thrush
(gcide) | Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See Solitary.]
1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
--Pope.
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2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
stone of any kind set alone.
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Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
--Mrs. R. H.
Davis.
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3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which
formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
also solitary.
(b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and
retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A
West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called
the invisible bird.
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Fly-catching warbler
(gcide) | Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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catching
(wn) | catching
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
[syn: catching, communicable, contagious,
contractable, transmissible, transmittable]
n 1: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball
team
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
[syn: detection, catching, espial, spying,
spotting]
3: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable";
"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially
catastrophic" [syn: catching, contracting] |
eye-catching
(wn) | eye-catching
adj 1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn:
attention-getting, eye-catching] |
flycatching warbler
(wn) | flycatching warbler
n 1: any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects
caught on the wing |
CATCHING BARGAIN
(bouvier) | CATCHING BARGAIN, contracts, fraud. An agreement made with an heir
expectant, for the purchase of his expectancy, at an inadequate price.
2. In such case, the heir is, in general, entitled to relief in equity,
and way have the contract rescinded upon terms of redemption. 1 Vern. 167; 2
Cox, 80; 2 Cli. Ca. 136; 2 Vern., 121; 2 Freem. 111; 2 Vent. 329; 2 Rep. in
Ch. 396; 1 P.Wms. 312; 3 P.Wms. 290, 293, n.; 1 Cro. C. C. 7; 2 Atk. 133; 2
Swanst. 147, and the cases cited in the note; 1 Fonb.140 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr.
66 Id. 361 1 Vern. 320, n. It has been said that all persons dealing for a
reversionary interest are subject to this rule, but it may be doubted
whether the course of decisions authorizes so extensive a conclusion and
whether, in order to constitute a title to relief, the reversioner must not
combine the character of heir. 2 Swanst. 148, n. Vide 1 Ch. Pr. 112, 113,
n., 458, 826, 838, 839. A mere hard bargain is not sufficient ground for
relief.
3. The French law is in unison with these principles. An agreement,
which has for its object the succession of a man yet alive, is generally
void.Merl. Rep. mots Succession Future. Vide also Dig. 14,6, and Lesion.
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