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Catch
katʃ
- intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped)
"she threw the bottle into the air and caught it again"
seize grab snatch seize/grab/take hold of lay (one's) hands on get one's hands on grasp grip clutch clench fasten on pluck hold hang on to- intercept the fall of (someone)
"he fell forwards and Linda caught him"
- seize or take hold of
"he caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him"
- grasp or try to grasp
"his hands caught at her arms as she tried to turn away"
- dismiss (a batter) by catching the ball before it touches the ground
"I was caught on the square-leg boundary for 96"
- capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape)
"we hadn't caught a single rabbit"
- succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one
- unexpectedly find oneself in (an unwelcome situation)
"my sister was caught in a thunderstorm"
- surprise (someone) in an incriminating situation or in the act of doing something wrong
"he was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home"
- come upon (someone) unexpectedly
"unexpected snow caught us by surprise"
- (of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something
"a button caught in her hair"
- have (a part of one's body or clothing) become entangled or trapped in something
"she caught her foot in the bedspread"
- fix or fasten in place
"her hair was caught up in a bright scarf"
- reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft)
"they caught the 12.15 from Oxford"
- reach or be in a place in time to see (a person, performance, programme, etc.)
"she was hurrying downstairs to catch the news"
- attend or watch (a performance)
"we'll get some burgers and catch a movie"
- engage (a person's interest or imagination)
"it was the business scheme that had caught his imagination"
engage capture attract draw gain grab arrest seize hold win absorb engross rivet grip captivate bewitch- perceive fleetingly
"she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror"
- hear or understand (something said), especially with effort
"he bellowed something Jess couldn't catch"
- succeed in evoking or representing
"the programme caught something of the flavour of Minoan culture"
- strike (someone) on a part of the body
"Ben caught him on the chin with an uppercut"
- accidentally strike (a part of one's body) against something
"she fell and caught her head on the corner of the hearth"
- contract (an illness) through infection or contagion
"he served in Macedonia, where he caught malaria"
- become ignited and start burning
"the rafters have caught"
- (of an engine) fire and start running
"the generator caught immediately"
- an act of catching something, typically a ball
- an act of catching the ball to dismiss a batter
"he took a brilliant catch at deep square leg"
- an amount of fish caught
"the UK's North Sea haddock catch"
- a person considered desirable as a partner or spouse
"I mistakenly thought he would be a good catch"
- a game in which a ball is thrown back and forth between two or more players
- a device for securing something such as a door, window, or box
"the window catch was rusty"
- a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
"there's a catch in it somewhere"
snag disadvantage drawback stumbling block hitch fly in the ointment joker in the pack pitfall complication problem hiccup hindrance difficulty setback hurdle downside minus - an unevenness in a person's voice caused by emotion
"there was a catch in Anne's voice"
- a round, typically one with words arranged to produce a humorous effect