Found 1 items, similar to To catch at.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To catch at Catch \Catch\, v. i. 1. To attain possession. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Have is have, however men do catch. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open. [1913 Webster] 3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch. [1913 Webster] 4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. [1913 Webster] Does the sedition catch from man to man? --Addison. [1913 Webster] To catch at, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or use. ``[To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the state.'' --Addison. To catch up with, to come up with; to overtake. [1913 Webster]