| 单词 |
overcatch |
| 释义 |
overˈcatch, v. Obs. exc. dial. [over- 14.] 1. trans. To overtake, ‘catch up’.
1570Levins Manip. 38/21 To ouercatche, assequi. 1596Spenser F.Q. iv. vii. 31 She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught, That in the very dore him overcaught. 18..M. R. Lahee Owd Yem (Lancash. Dial.) 9 (E.D.D.) It ud o tak'n a hunter to o'ercatch him. †2. fig. To ‘catch’, ensnare, deceive, outwit. Obs.
1577Whetstone Life of Gascoigne, Hypocrisie a man may over catch. 1622Breton Strange Newes (1879) 13/1 For feare the Ducke with some odde craft, the Goose might ouercatch. |

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