verb
- past tense and past participle of 'claught' or dialectal past tense of 'catch'; to seize or grab
Usage: archaic; dialectal; chiefly Scottish and Northern English
Examples
- He claught the rope before it fell into the water.
- She claught his arm as he tried to leave.
- The dog claught the ball in its mouth.
- They claught sight of the ship on the horizon.
- He claught hold of the branch to steady himself.