Catch (?), v. i. 1. To attain possession.
Have is have, however men do catch.
Shak.
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.
3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
Does the sedition catch from man to man?
Addison.
To catch at, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or use. “ catch at all opportunities of subverting the state.” Addison. — To catch up with, to come up with; to overtake.