To lay hold of; to seize.
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To take or seize; to take hold of.
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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
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The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.
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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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To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
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A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
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See Clinch.
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To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.
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Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…
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The top of a thing; the head; a crest.
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Jet, the mineral.
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A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
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To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
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The griffin.
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The summit of an eminence.
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the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
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Same as Arrack.
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To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.
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To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.
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Taken.
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A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
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