Basin |
A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. |
n. |
Basin |
The quantity contained in a basin. |
n. |
Basin |
A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. |
n. |
Basin |
A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. |
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Basin |
A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. |
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Basin |
The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. |
n. |
Basin |
An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. |
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Catch |
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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Catch |
To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief. |
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Catch |
To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish. |
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Catch |
Hence: To insnare; to entangle. |
v. t. |
Catch |
To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody. |
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Catch |
To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building. |
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Catch |
To engage and attach; to please; to charm. |
v. t. |
Catch |
To get possession of; to attain. |
v. t. |
Catch |
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. |
v. t. |
Catch |
To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing. |
v. t. |
Catch |
To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train. |
v. t. |
Catch |
To attain possession. |
v. i. |
Catch |
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. |
v. i. |