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| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| apprehend |
to catch and place under arrest. [1/2 definitions] |
| asbestos |
a mineral that separates into fibers and does not catch fire or conduct electricity. Asbestos is used to make fireproof materials and insulation. |
| bait |
food used to attract and catch fish or animals. [1/4 definitions] |
| bat2 |
a small mammal that flies. Bats have small bodies and large wings covered with skin. Most bats eat at night, when they use sound to find and catch flying insects. Bats are found in most parts of the world. There are around one thousand kinds of bats. Their wingspans range from less than two inches to more than five feet. Some kinds of bats live in large colonies that roost in caves or in a section of forest. |
| bird |
to hunt or catch birds. [1/5 definitions] |
| birdlime |
a sticky substance, made from plants such as holly or mistletoe, that is smeared on branches and twigs to catch small birds when they alight. [1/2 definitions] |
| blindman's buff |
a game, usu. played by children, in which one blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of several other players, who then puts on the blindfold. |
| bust2 |
(informal) to arrest, or to catch in wrongdoing. [1/10 definitions] |
| cat1 |
a small, furry mammal with whiskers, short ears, and a long tail. Cats, also called house cats, are often kept as pets or to catch mice and rats. [1/2 definitions] |
| catchable |
combined form of catch. |
| catchfly |
any of various plants that secrete a sticky fluid to catch small insects. |
| catch on fire |
(informal) to start to burn; catch fire. |
| caught |
past tense and past participle of catch. |
| cesta |
a curved basketlike racket used in jai alai to catch and throw the ball. |
| chum2 |
to dump or scatter chum into (water) in order to catch fish. [1/3 definitions] |
| combustible |
able to catch fire and burn. |
| cop1 |
to catch or seize. [1/2 definitions] |
| crab1 |
to hunt and catch crabs. [1/8 definitions] |
| cradle |
to catch, support, or rock in a cradle-like device. [1/6 definitions] |
| crosse |
a long-handled stick with a net pouch attached to one end, used to catch, throw, or carry a lacrosse ball. |
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