catch (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Only in colloq. languageII. The catch of a lock, pessŭlus (?)III. A species of musical composition • catch (subs.): I. Only in colloq. language: as, to think anything a great c., aliquid magni facere; omnino in lucro ponere, deputare: v. to value; gain. II. The catch of a lock, pessŭlus (?): v. bolt. III. A species of musical composition: cantus vocibus alternis festive compositus (?).