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121To catch one's eye — Catch Catch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caught}or {Catched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catching}. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen, OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser, fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of… …
122To catch up — Catch Catch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caught}or {Catched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catching}. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen, OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser, fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of… …
123Appointment with Death — Infobox Book | name = Appointment with Death title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie illustrator = cover artist = Robin Macartney country = United Kingdom language =… …
124List of contemporary accounts of Samuel Johnson's life — This article lists all known accounts of the British writer Samuel Johnson s life written by his contemporaries. They are listed by date of publication.AutobiographiesJourney to the Western Islands of ScotlandAnnalsThe Annals: An Account of the… …
125seize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grasp, clutch; capture, arrest, appropriate, confiscate; afflict; attach, distrain; comprehend, understand. See stealing, intelligence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grasp] Syn. take, take …
126encroach — verb (encroach on/upon) gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). ↘advance gradually beyond expected limits. Derivatives encroacher noun encroachment noun Origin ME (in the sense seize ): from OFr. encrochier seize, fasten upon …
127collar — n 1. neckpiece, neckband, collaret, gorget, wimple; ruff, rabato, ruche, bertha; boa, scarf, ascot, cravat. 2. hot under the collar Slang. angry, irate, upset. See angry (def.1). v 3. seize, grab, grasp, grip, grapple, clinch, clench, clasp, lay… …
128im|pal´er — im|pale «ihm PAYL», transitive verb, paled, pal|ing. 1. to pierce through with anything pointed; fasten upon anything pointed: »The butterflies were impaled on small pins stuck in a sheet of cork. SYNONYM(S): transfix. 2. to torture or punish by… …
