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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
seizing
or capturing.
●
The
act
of
catching
an
object
in
motion
, especially a ball.
●
The
act
of
noticing
, understanding or hearing.
●
The
game
of
catching
a ball.
●
Something which is
captured
or caught.
●
A find,
in particular
a
boyfriend
or
girlfriend
or
prospective
spouse.
●
A
stopping
mechanism
, especially a
clasp
which
stops
something from opening.
●
A
hesitation
in voice
,
caused
by strong emotion.
●
A
concealed
difficulty
, especially in a
deal
or negotiation.
●
A
crick
; a
sudden
muscle
pain
during
unaccustomed
positioning
when the
muscle
is in use.
●
A
fragment
of
music
or poetry.
●
A state of
readiness
to
capture
or
seize
; an ambush.
●
In Agriculture:
A
crop
which has
germinated
and
begun
to grow.
●
A type of strong
boat
, usually having two
masts
; a ketch.
●
In Music:
A type of
humorous
round in
which the
voices
gradually
catch up
with
one another
; usually
sung
by
men
and often having
bawdy
lyrics.
●
In Music:
The
refrain
; a
line
or
lines
of a
song
which are
repeated
from
verse
to
verse
.
●
In Baseball & Cricket:
The
act
of
catching
a
hit
ball
before it
reaches
the
ground
,
resulting
in an out.
●
In Cricket:
A
player
in respect
of his
catching
ability;
particularly
one who
catches
well.
●
In Rowing:
The
first contact
of an
oar
with the water.
●
In Phonetics:
A
stoppage
of
breath
,
resembling
a
slight
cough.
●
Passing
opportunities
seized
; snatches.
●
A
slight
remembrance
; a trace.
Verb
●
To
capture
, overtake.
To
capture
or
snare
(someone
or something
which would rather escape).
To
entrap
or
trip up
a person; to deceive.
To
marry
or
enter into
a
similar
relationship with.
To
reach
(someone) with a
strike
,
blow
,
weapon
etc.
To
overtake
or
catch up
to; to be
in time
for.
To
unpleasantly
discover
unexpectedly
; to
unpleasantly
surprise
(someone doing something).
To
travel
by means of.
To
become pregnant
. (Only in
past tense
or as participle.)
●
To
seize
hold
of.
To
grab
,
seize
,
take hold
of.
To take or
replenish
something
necessary
, such as
breath
or sleep.
To
grip
or entangle.
To be
held back
or impeded.
To
engage
with some
mechanism
; to
stick
, to
succeed
in
interacting
with something or
initiating
some process.
To have something be
held back
or impeded.
To make a
grasping
or
snatching
motion
(at).
Of
fire
, to
spread
or be
conveyed
to.
●
In Rowing:
To
seize
hold
of.
To
grip
(the water) with
one's
oars
at the
beginning
of the stroke.
●
In Agriculture & Directives:
To
seize
hold
of.
To
germinate
and
set down
roots.
●
In Surfing:
To
seize
hold
of.
To
contact
a
wave in
such a way
that one
can
ride
it back to shore.
●
In Computing & Directives:
To
seize
hold
of.
To
handle
an exception.
●
To intercept.
To
seize
or
intercept
an
object
moving
through the
air
(or, sometimes, some other medium).
To
seize
(an
opportunity
) when it occurs.
●
In Cricket:
To intercept.
To end a player's
innings
by
catching
a
hit
ball
before the first bounce.
●
In Baseball:
To intercept.
To
play
(a specific
period of time
) as the catcher.
●
To
receive
(by being in the way).
To be the
victim
of (something
unpleasant
,
painful
etc.).
To be
touched
or
affected
by (something) through exposure.
To become
infected
by (an illness).
To
spread
by
infection
or
similar
means.
To
receive
or be
affected
by (wind, water,
fire
etc.).
To
acquire
,
as though
by
infection
; to
take on
through
sympathy
or
infection
.
To be
hit
by something.
To
serve
well or
poorly
for
catching
, especially for
catching
fish.
To get pregnant.
●
To
take in
with
one's
senses
or intellect.
To
grasp
mentally
:
perceive
and understand.
To
take in
; to
watch
or
listen
to (an entertainment).
To
reproduce
or
echo
a
spirit
or
idea
faithfully.
●
To
seize
attention
, interest.
To
charm
or entrance.
To
attract
and
hold
(a
faculty
or
organ
of sense).
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Origin
catch
English
cacchen
Middle English (1100-1500)
cachier
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Seizure
Capture
Collar
Snatch
Observation
Prize
Find
Conquest
Beau
Stop
Chock
Clasp
Hasp
Latch
Snag
Problem
Trick
Gimmick
Hitch
Fragment
Snippet
Bit
Chorus
Refrain
Burden
Grasp
Haul
Take
Get
Fang
Grab
Snare
Hook
Apprehend
Contract
Caught
Net
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Antonyms
Drop
Release
Garbage
Related
Pass
Nab
Hold
Throw
Hit
Draw
Trap
Shoot
Pick
Detect
Attract
Keep
Tackle
Spot
Kill
Reach
Touch
Outrun
Miss
Pull
Beat
Hide
Fishing
Knock
Toss
Bite
Fish
Notice
Steal
Bring
Control
Discover
Hang
Fix
Win
Turn
Ball
Remove
Bait
Collect
Tell
Feed
Absorb
Fishery
Meet
Cover
Shot
Place
Strike
Punt
Seize
Attack
Pick Up
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Rhymes
Lech
Tach
Bach
Etch
Vetch
Fetch
Latch
Batch
Retch
Match
Brach
Patch
Catch
Hatch
Natch
Ketch
Flatch
Sketch
Kvetch
Thatch
Dretch
Wretch
Attach
Detach
Fletch
Statch
Snatch
Rematch
Scratch
Stretch
Dispatch
Despatch
Mismatch
Outmatch
Outstretch
Overstretch
Bandersnatch
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