elbow catch

  • 1elbow catch — an L shaped catch, as for a door, having a piece for the thumb on one arm and a hooked end for engaging a hooked plate on the other. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 2elbow catch — an L shaped catch, as for a door, having a piece for the thumb on one arm and a hooked end for engaging a hooked plate on the other …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3elbow catch —   n.    an L shaped latching mechanism typically mounted to the inside of the inactive leaf of a pair of cabinet doors …

    Locksmith dictionary

  • 4Catch wrestling — is a style of wrestling. Catch wrestling is arguably the ancestor of modern grappling, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts and no holds barred competition. Catch wrestling s origins lie in a variety of styles,Asia (e.g. pehlwani). Collar… …

    Wikipedia

  • 5elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 6catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8catch — [[t]kæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ catches, catching, caught 1) VERB If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. [V n] Police say they are confident of catching the gunman... [V n] Where did you… …

    English dictionary

  • 9catch — I UK [kætʃ] / US verb Word forms catch : present tense I/you/we/they catch he/she/it catches present participle catching past tense caught UK [kɔːt] / US [kɔt] past participle caught *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop and hold something… …

    English dictionary

  • 10catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …

    Useful english dictionary