hold
blocker
stranglehold
come-along
counter
grippie
bind
grip
chokehold
choke hold
maneuverable
manoeuvrable
hooking
free
ward
false grip
dislodge
gaston
stridelegged
underhook
block
deflect
parry
smother
ottsuke
fall down on
body line
ascendent
stand-up
controllership
recline
sit down
commander
safety spot
sit
hazuoshi
push-up bar
underhold
shackle
checking
clutching
term of office
dead hang
incumbency
tenure
stemming
man up
posture
Indian wrestle
congeal
grasp
traction
penhold
manhandle
mixed grip
wing
grab
undergrip
guillotine choke
positionable
input arm
pinhold
erectile
wake up and die right
winkle out
on the back foot
overgrip
footing
gripping
stop
part
delegatory
domination
figure four
astoop
vigorimeter
cover
prostrately
bladed stance
crouch
to
bear hug
Copenhagen plank
hunker down
skewed
plank
neutral grip
catch
tractive
screen
skew
toehold
anchorhold
maneuverable
manoeuvrable
stridelegged
stand-up
penhold
positionable
erectile
delegatory
skewed
tractive
skew
astoop
prostrately
to
hold
blocker
stranglehold
come-along
counter
grippie
bind
grip
chokehold
choke hold
hooking
ward
false grip
underhook
ottsuke
body line
ascendent
controllership
recline
gaston
commander
safety spot
hazuoshi
push-up bar
underhold
shackle
checking
clutching
term of office
dead hang
incumbency
tenure
stemming
posture
grasp
traction
mixed grip
wing
undergrip
guillotine choke
input arm
pinhold
overgrip
footing
gripping
stop
part
domination
figure four
vigorimeter
bladed stance
crouch
bear hug
Copenhagen plank
plank
neutral grip
toehold
anchorhold
free
dislodge
gaston
stranglehold
block
deflect
parry
smother
fall down on
sit down
sit
man up
Indian wrestle
congeal
manhandle
grab
winkle out
cover
grasp
hunker down
catch
screen
noun
- A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- Power over someone or something.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- An act or instance of holding.
- Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- The wager amount, the total hold.
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- Something reserved or kept.
- A grasp or grip.
- The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
- The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
verb
- To detain.
- To take place, to occur.
- In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To have and keep possession of something.
- Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- To contain or store.
- To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- To win one's own service game.
- To cause to wait or delay.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To grasp or grip.
- To reserve.
- To bear, carry, or manage.
- To keep oneself in a particular state.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
noun
- One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
- A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
- A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
- A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) hats.
- A blocker bet.
- Any of various medications that block (inhibit) the activity of a chemical messenger or its receptors, such as cardiac conduction modifiers (e.g., alpha-blockers), gastric acid inhibitors (H₂ histamine blockers), puberty blockers, and others.
- A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
- One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
- An application that stops / impedes unauthorised access to a programme.
- A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
noun
- A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
- In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
- The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
- Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
- A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
- The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
- The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
- In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
- An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- The prison attached to a city court; a compter.
- A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- A class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- A hit counter.
- One who counts.
adj
verb
- To contradict, oppose.
- To take action in response to; to respond.
- To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
adv
noun
- A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
- That which binds or ties.
- A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- The indurated clay of coal mines.
- A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
verb
- To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- To put together in a cover, as of books.
- To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- To place under legal obligation to serve.
- To cover, as with a bandage.
- To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- To make two or more elements stick together.
- To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- To couple.
- To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- To complain; to whine about something.
- To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
noun
- A handle or other place to grip.
- A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
- An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
- A lot of something.
- A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
- A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
- Control, power or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
- A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
- A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
- A long time.
- As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
- A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
- A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
- Assistance; help or encouragement.
- A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
verb
verb
- remove or force out from a position
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- relieve from
- grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- make (information) available for publication
- free from obligations or duties
- free or remove obstruction from
- let off the hook
- part with a possession or right
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- make (assets) available
adv
adj
- not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
- unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
- not held in servitude
adj
- costing nothing
- not occupied or in use
- not fixed in position
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- completely wanting or lacking
- not literal
noun
noun
- A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- An object used for guarding.
- A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- Land tenure through military service.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- A division of a forest.
verb
verb
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- render unsuitable for passage
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- stop from happening or developing
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- run on a block system
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- shape into a block or blocks
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
noun
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
verb
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- draw someone's attention away from something
verb
- To prevent the development of an opponent's attack by one's arm positioning.
- to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.
- To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
- To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
- To cook in a close dish.
- To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
- To get in the way of a kick of the ball, preventing it going very far. When a player is kicking the ball, an opponent who is close enough will reach out with his hands and arms to get over the top of it, so the ball hits his hands after leaving the kicker's boot, dribbling away.
- To be suffocated.
- to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.
- To get in the way of a kick of the ball.
- To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like.
- To daub or smear.
noun
noun
- One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
- One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
- A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
- A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
- A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
- A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
noun
- The action of a spotter who is focused on preventing a fall or injury, as opposed to a control spot, which is focused on helping the gymnast acquire a skill.
- The position of defensive safety; a position furthest from the line of scrimmage whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tackler of last resort.
- A short PSA about safety.
- A blue dot on some flashbulbs that turns pink if there is an air leak.
- A place one goes in order to be safe, especially one to go in times of emergency.
verb
- be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- take a seat
- be in session
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- be located or situated somewhere
- work or act as a baby-sitter
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- serve in a specific professional capacity
noun
- A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
- A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
- A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
- A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
verb
noun
- The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.
- Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
- A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
- To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
verb
- To vigorously guard the opponent to whom one is assigned.
- To "be a man about it"; to do the things a man is traditionally expected to do, such as taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of danger, adversity, or a challenge; providing for one's family, etc. (Compare man (“brace oneself, steel oneself”).)
- (Of personnel) to assemble, each person manning (attending to) his station, prepared for the departure of an aircraft, ship, etc. (Compare man (“supply with staff; take up position to operate”).)
- To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions. (Compare man (“supply with staff”).)
verb
- To stand with the lateral side of one's (usually right) foot touching the lateral side of his opponent's (right) foot and with his (right) hand clasping his opponent's, and to attempt to force his opponent to lose balance to the extent the latter's (right) foot moves even as his opponent does the same to him.
- From a lying-down position, to attempt to cause an opponent who is lying in the opposite direction to roll over backward by using locked knees.
- To engage in a struggle to put an opposing side at a disadvantage.
- To arm-wrestle.
noun
- Grip.
- The condition of being so pulled.
- The extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved.
- Popular support.
- A mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb.
- Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.
- The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
- The pulling power of an engine or animal.
- Scholarly interest and research.
- The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.
verb
noun
- A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
- A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- Human arm.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A háček.
verb
noun
phrase
noun
- Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
- The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
- A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
- A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
- The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
- The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
- The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
- A double-check of the numbers vertically.
- A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
- A standing; position; established place; foothold.
- A relative condition; state.
noun
- A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
- An f-stop.
- A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
- A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
- A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.
- A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
- A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
- One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
- A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
- A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
- A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
- That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
- The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
- The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object
- The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
- A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
punct
verb
- To cause (something) to come to an end.
- To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
- To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
- To cease moving.
- To end someone else's activity.
- To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
- To make fast; to stopper.
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
- To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- To close or block an opening.
- Not to continue.
noun
- Position or role (especially in a play).
- A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
- The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
- Share, especially of a profit.
- A section of a document.
- Duty; responsibility.
- Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
- A group inside a larger group.
- In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
- The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
- A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
- A fraction of a whole.
- A distinct element of something larger.
- 3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
- A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.
- A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
adj
adv
verb
noun
- Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
- The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
- Synonym of cover
- A fetish characterized by control/power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.
- A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
verb
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- form a cover over
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- provide for
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- travel across or pass over
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- hide from view or knowledge
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- put something on top of something else
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- sit on (eggs)
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
noun
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
adv
prep
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Used to indicate result of action.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
- Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- At.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- Preceding the next hour.
- Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.
- Denotes the end of a range.
- Often used without the hour
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- according to
- Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
particle
noun
- Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- A stupid person, idiot.
- A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- That which supports or upholds.
- A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
verb
- To cover something with planking.
- To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
verb
- To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
- To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to.
- To be held back or impeded.
- To get pregnant.
- To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- To be hit by something.
- To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- To have something be held back or impeded.
- To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- To travel by means of.
- To become infected by (an illness).
- To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
- To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- To charm or entrance.
- To grip or entangle.
- To handle an exception.
- To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- To spread by infection or similar means.
- To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- To germinate and set down roots.
- To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
noun
- The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- The game of catching a ball.
- A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
- A fragment of music or poetry.
- The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- The act of seizing or capturing.
- A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- The first contact of an oar with the water.
- A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- Something which is captured or caught.
verb
- To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To present publicly (on the screen).
- To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- To fit with a screen.
- To shelter or conceal.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
- A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- A disguise; concealment.
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