'Catch' definitions:

Definition of 'catch'

From: WordNet
noun
A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?" [syn: catch, gimmick]
noun
The quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" [syn: catch, haul]
noun
A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: catch, match]
noun
Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
noun
A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
noun
A restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: catch, stop]
noun
A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
noun
A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
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" [syn: catch, grab, snatch, snap]
noun
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]
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
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" [syn: catch, pick up]
verb
Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: get, catch]
verb
Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch, grab, take hold of]
verb
Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: get, catch, capture]
verb
To hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn: hitch, catch] [ant: unhitch]
verb
Attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch, arrest, get]
verb
Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" [syn: capture, catch]
verb
Reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"
verb
Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"
verb
Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: overtake, catch, catch up with]
verb
Be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"
verb
Check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
verb
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch, take in, overhear]
verb
See or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view, see, catch, take in]
verb
Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"
verb
Detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" [syn: trip up, catch]
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" [syn: catch, get]
verb
Contract; "did you catch a cold?"
verb
Start burning; "The fire caught"
verb
Perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: catch, get]
verb
Suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: catch, get]
verb
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant]
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" [syn: catch, get]
verb
Take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"
verb
Spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch"
verb
Be the catcher; "Who is catching?"
verb
Become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window"
verb
Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"

Definition of 'Catch'

From: GCIDE
  • Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caughtor Catched; p. pr. & vb. n. Catching. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen, OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser, fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of capere to take, catch. See Capacious, and cf. Chase, Case a box.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief. "They pursued . . . and caught him." --Judg. i. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. "To catch him in his words". --Mark xii. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody. "Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the issue." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm. [1913 Webster]
  • The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. To get possession of; to attain. [1913 Webster]
  • Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train. [1913 Webster]
  • To catch fire, to become inflamed or ignited.
  • to catch it to get a scolding or beating; to suffer punishment. [Colloq.]
  • To catch one's eye, to interrupt captiously while speaking. [Colloq.] "You catch me up so very short." --Dickens.
  • To catch up, to snatch; to take up suddenly. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Catch'

From: GCIDE
  • Catch \Catch\, n.
  • 1. Act of seizing; a grasp. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [Archaic] --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • The common and the canon law . . . lie at catch, and wait advantages one againt another. --T. Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish. [1913 Webster]
  • Hector shall have a great catch if he knock out either of your brains. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony. [Colloq.] --Marryat. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. pl. Passing opportunities seized; snatches. [1913 Webster]
  • It has been writ by catches with many intervals. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A slight remembrance; a trace. [1913 Webster]
  • We retain a catch of those pretty stories. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Mus.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Catch'

From: GCIDE
  • Catch \Catch\, v. i.
  • 1. To attain possession. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Have is have, however men do catch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. [1913 Webster]
  • Does the sedition catch from man to man? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • To catch at, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or use. "[To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the state." --Addison.
  • To catch up with, to come up with; to overtake. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'catch'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Catch'