catch at Copy link Outline 1. arrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 32. capto, 13. aucŭpor, 1 (orig. of the art of the fowler) • catch at: 1. arrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3: to snatch at eagerly: q. v. 2. capto, 1: thirsty Tantalus c.s at the streams ever fleeing from his lips, Tantalus a labris sitiens fugientia c. flumina, Hor. Fig.: to c. at applause, plausus c., Cic.: to c. at pleasure, voluptatem c., Cic. 3. aucŭpor, 1 (orig. of the art of the fowler): to c. at empty fame, inanem au. rumorem, rumusculos au., Cic.: v. to angle for.