单词 | to catch off |
释义 | > as lemmasto catch off to catch off 1. transitive. To take off (clothing, a hat, etc.) quickly or suddenly; to snatch off. Cf. sense 4a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing to do offeOE to lay downc1275 to weve offc1290 stripc1320 doffa1375 loose1382 ofdrawa1393 casta1400 to take offa1400 warpa1400 to cast offc1400 to catch offc1400 waivec1400 voidc1407 to put off?a1425 to wap offc1440 to lay from, offc1480 despoil1483 to pull offc1500 slip1535 devest1566 to shift off1567 daff1609 discuss1640 to lay off1699 strip1762 douse1780 shuffle1837 derobe1841 shed1858 skin1861 peel1888 pull1888 the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > suddenly or forcibly > and take away catchc1230 to catch offc1400 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 237 Ho..Caȝte of her coroun..And haylsed me. c1440 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Thornton) l. 626 Wilfully dame Waynour..caughte of hir coronalle. 1646 H. Peake Medit. upon Seige xxiv. 85 Pallisadoes..have somtimes spikes of iron..turned back againe like hookes to catch off their apparell that would climbe over them. 1745 J. Cennick Acct. Riot at Exeter 17 Mr. Kennedy..was struck by several, who caught off his Hat and Wig, and pelted him thro' the Crowds with Dung. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. viii. 68 I have seen him..catch off Mrs. Boffin's bonnet..and send it spinning across the yard. 1906 Idler Mag. Aug. 614/1 Lionardo put his hands to her golden hair, and though her hands met his in quick defence, he caught off her mask. 1974 B. Baldwin Billy Baldwin Remembers xiv. 171 With a graceful sweep of her hand she caught off her hat, then tossed her head back vigorously. 2. intransitive. English regional (south-western). to catch off to sleep: to go to sleep; also (transitive in passive) to be sent to sleep. Now rare. ΚΠ 1865 Curate of Sadbrooke III. xxi. 294 In his last sermon, which my missus heerd, for I was catched off to sleep, begging your pardon for saying so. 1917 M. P. Willcocks Eyes of Blind xviii. 280 ‘She's catching off to sleep,’ said Lizzie, coming quietly into the lamplit circle where the two men sat. 1934 Taunton Courier 20 June 4/3 When witness stopped the horses, defendant awoke, and nearly fell off. He stated: ‘I was coming down the hill in the sun when I catched off to sleep.’ < as lemmas |
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