Fang: alternatives and connections

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contri…

To take or seize; to take hold of.

To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple…

To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the…

A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.

To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.

To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.

To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwo…

A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in…

To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.

To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or inv…

To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.