Catch

[kætʃ]

Definition

(noun.) the act of catching an object with the hands; 'Mays made the catch with his back to the plate'; 'he made a grab for the ball before it landed'; 'Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away'; 'the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion'.

(noun.) a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; 'he played catch with his son in the backyard'.

(noun.) a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window.

(noun.) a restraint that checks the motion of something; 'he used a book as a stop to hold the door open'.

(noun.) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; 'it sounds good but what's the catch?'.

(noun.) a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion).

(noun.) anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); 'he shared his catch with the others'.

(noun.) a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect.

(noun.) the quantity that was caught; 'the catch was only 10 fish'.

(verb.) be struck or affected by; 'catch fire'; 'catch the mood'.

(verb.) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; 'did you catch that allusion?'; 'We caught something of his theory in the lecture'; 'don't catch your meaning'; 'did you get it?'; 'She didn't get the joke'; 'I just don't get him'.

(verb.) discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; 'She caught her son eating candy'; 'She was caught shoplifting'.

(verb.) be the catcher; 'Who is catching?'.

(verb.) cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; 'I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles'.

(verb.) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; 'Catch the ball!'; 'Grab the elevator door!'.

(verb.) attract and fix; 'His look caught her'; 'She caught his eye'; 'Catch the attention of the waiter'.

(verb.) reach in time; 'I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock'.

(verb.) suffer from the receipt of; 'She will catch hell for this behavior!'.

(verb.) perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; 'I caught the aroma of coffee'; 'He caught the allusion in her glance'; 'ears open to catch every sound'; 'The dog picked up the scent'; 'Catch a glimpse'.

(verb.) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; 'We overheard the conversation at the next table'.

(verb.) get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; 'Catch some sleep'; 'catch one's breath'.

(verb.) start burning; 'The fire caught'.

(verb.) contract; 'did you catch a cold?'.

(verb.) become aware of; 'he caught her staring out the window'.

(verb.) spread or be communicated; 'The fashion did not catch'.

(verb.) take in and retain; 'We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater'.

(verb.) delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; 'I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting'.

(verb.) check oneself during an action; 'She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind'.

(verb.) perceive by hearing; 'I didn't catch your name'; 'She didn't get his name when they met the first time'.

(verb.) apprehend and reproduce accurately; 'She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings'; 'She got the mood just right in her photographs'.

Editor: Ramon--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

(v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.

(v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.

(v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.

(v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.

(v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.

(v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.

(v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.

(v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.

(v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.

(v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.

(v. i.) To attain possession.

(v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.

(v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.

(v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.

(n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.

(n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.

(n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.

(n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.

(n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.

(n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

(n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.

(n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.

Checker: Uriah

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Grasp, seize, snatch, clutch, gripe, grasp, lay hold of, fasten upon.[2]. Arrest, apprehend, capture.[3]. Overtake, come up with.[4]. Insnare, entrap, entangle.[5]. Captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, bewitch, win.[6]. Take (as a disease).

v. n. [1]. Lay hold, take hold.[2]. Be contagious, be communicated, spread by infection.

n. [1]. Seizure, CAPTURE.[2]. Snatch, short effort.[3]. Clasp, hook, HASP.[4]. (Mus.) Humorous round.[5]. Quantity of fish caught.

Checker: Marsha

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Take, seize, grip, clutch, capture, secure, ensnare, snatch, hit, arrest,comprehend, overtake, apprehend

ANT:Lose, miss, misapprehend, escape

Editor: Rena

Definition

v.t. to take hold of: to apprehend or understand: to seize after pursuit: to trap or ensnare: to take a disease by infection: to take up anything by sympathy or imitation.—v.i. to be contagious: to be entangled or fastened in anything;—pa.t. and pa.p. caught (kawt).—n. seizure: anything that seizes or holds: that which is caught: anything worth catching: a sudden advantage taken: a specially English form of musical composition written generally in three or four parts and in the canon form—originally synonymous with the round.—adj. Catch′able that may be caught.—ns. Catch′er one who catches; Catch′fly a popular name of several plants belonging to the genus Silene and of Lychnis Viscaria whose glutinous stems often retain insects settling on them; Catch′ing the action of the verb 'to catch:' a nervous or spasmodic twitching.—adj. infectious: captivating attractive.—ns. Catch′ment-bās′in a term applied to all that part of a river-basin from which rain is collected and from which therefore the river is fed; Catch′penny any worthless thing esp. a publication intended merely to gain money—also adj.; Catch′word among actors the last word of the preceding speaker—the cue: the word at the head of the page in a dictionary or encyclop鎑ia: the first word of a page given at the bottom of the preceding page: any word or phrase taken up and repeated as the watchword or symbol of a party.—adj. Catch′y attractive deceptive readily caught up as an air &c. fitful.—Catch at to snatch at; Catch fire to become ignited to be inspired by passion or zeal; Catch hold of to seize; Catch it to get a scolding or the like; Catch me! an emphatic colloquial phrase implying that there is not the remotest possibility of my doing something suggested; Catch on to comprehend: to catch the popular fancy; Catch out to put a batsman out at cricket by catching the ball he has batted; Catch sight of suddenly to get a glimpse of; Catch up to overtake; Catch up or away to lay hold of forcibly.

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