catch (k ch, k ch)v. caught (kôt), catch·ing, catch·es v.tr.1. To capture or seize, especially after a chase. 2. To take by or as if by trapping or snaring. 3. a. To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally: He was caught in the act of stealing. b. To become cognizant or aware of suddenly: caught her gazing out the window. 4. a. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp: caught me by the arm; caught the reins. b. To grab so as to stop the motion of: catch a ball. 5. a. To overtake: The green car caught me on the straightaway. b. To reach just in time; take: caught the bus to town; catch a wave. 6. a. To hold, as by snagging or entangling. b. To cause to become suddenly or accidentally hooked, entangled, or fastened: caught my hem on the stair. c. To hold up; delay: was caught in traffic for an hour. 7. To hit; strike: a punch that caught me in the stomach. 8. To check (oneself) during an action: I caught myself before replying. 9. To become subject to or to contract, as by exposure to a pathogen: catch a cold. 10. a. To become affected by or infused with: caught the joyous mood of the festival. b. To suffer from the receipt of (criticism, for example): caught hell for being late. 11. a. To take or get suddenly, momentarily, or quickly: We caught a glimpse of the monarch. b. To hear or listen to: caught the news bulletin on the radio; didn't catch the end of your sentence 12. a. To grasp mentally; apprehend: I don't catch your meaning. b. To apprehend and reproduce accurately by or as if by artistic means: an impressionist who caught the effects of wind and water in his paintings. 13. To attract and fix; arrest: couldn't catch their attention; caught the teacher's eye. 14. To charm; captivate. 15. To deceive: failed to be caught by their fraudulent schemes. 16. a. Informal To go to see (a performance, for example): caught the midnight show. b. To get (something required), usually quickly or for a brief period: catch some sleep. v.intr.1. To become held, entangled, or fastened: My coat caught in the car door. 2. To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something: tried to catch at the life preserver. 3. To be communicable or infectious; spread. 4. To ignite: The fire caught. 5. Baseball To act as catcher. n.1. The act of catching; a taking and holding. 2. Something that catches, especially a device for fastening or for checking motion. 3. a. Something caught: The mistake you found was a good catch. b. Informal One that is worth having, especially an attractive or admirable marital partner. 4. Sports a. The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground. b. A game of throwing and catching a ball. 5. A quantity that is caught: The catch amounted to 50 fish. 6. A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice. 7. A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism. 8. A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback: It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch. 9. A snatch; a fragment. 10. Music A canonic, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. Phrasal Verbs: catch on1. To understand; perceive. 2. To become popular: Skateboarding caught on quickly. catch out To detect (another) in wrongdoing or error. catch up1. To move fast enough to attain the same progress as another; draw even: caught up to the leader on the last lap of the race. 2. To become equal or on a par with another: finally caught up with his brother in height. 3. To bring an activity to completion or to a state of currentness: catch up on correspondence. 4. To bring (another) up to date; brief: Let me catch you up on all the gossip. 5. To seize or lift suddenly: The wind caught up the umbrella and carried it off. 6. a. To involve, often unwillingly: was caught up in the scandal. b. To captivate; enthrall: I was caught up in the mood of the evening. Idioms: catch fire1. To ignite. 2. To become very enthusiastic. 3. To become the subject of great interest and widespread enthusiasm: an idea that caught fire all over the country. catch it Informal To receive a punishment or scolding. catch (one's) breath To rest so as to be able to continue an activity. catch up with1. To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha. 2. To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiesence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for President. catch you later Informal Used to express good-bye.
[Middle English cacchen, from Old North French cachier, to chase, from Latin capt re, frequentative of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
catch a·ble adj. Synonyms: catch, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare1, tangle1, trap1
These verbs mean to take in and hold as if by using bait or a lure: caught in a web of lies; enmeshed in the neighbors' dispute; ensnared an unsuspecting customer; became entangled in her own contradictions; entrapped by a convincing undercover agent; snared by false hopes; tangled by his own duplicity; trapped into incriminating himself. |
catch Verb [catching, caught] 1. to seize and hold 2. to capture (a person or a fish or animal) 3. to surprise in an act: two boys were caught stealing 4. to reach (a bus, train, or plane) in time to board it 5. to see or hear: you'll have to be quick if you want to catch her DJ-ing 6. to be infected with (an illness) 7. to entangle or become entangled 8. to attract (someone's attention, imagination, or interest) 9. to comprehend or make out: you have to work hard to catch his tone and meaning 10. to reproduce (a quality) accurately in a work of art 11. (of a fire) to start burning 12. Cricket to dismiss (a batsman) by catching a ball struck by him before it touches the ground 13. catch at a. to attempt to grasp b. to take advantage of (an opportunity) 14. catch it Informal to be punished Noun 1. a device such as a hook, for fastening a door, window, or box 2. the total number of fish caught 3. Informal a concealed or unforeseen drawback 4. an emotional break in the voice 5. Informal a person considered worth having as a husband or wife 6. Cricket the act of catching a ball struck by a batsman before it touches the ground, resulting in him being out
Catch the quantity caught or taken at one time; a fragment or scrap of anything; used figuratively. Examples: catch of fish; of songs, 1830; of favourite stories; of pretty stories, 1665.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  catch - a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"drawback - the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan" | | 2. | catch - the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" | | 3. | catch - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospectadult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward | | 4. | catch - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | | 5. | catch - a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)manner of speaking, delivery, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" | | 6. | catch - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"bench hook - any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) detent, pawl, click, dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" tripper, trip - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" | | 7. | catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or windowhasp - a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock hood latch - a catch that holds the hood of a car shut hook - a catch for locking a door latch - catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove | | 8. | catch - a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"game - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" | | 9. |  catch - 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"touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" fair catch - (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" rebound - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | | 10. |  catch - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" | | Verb | 1. | catch - 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"surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" | | 2. | catch - 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"perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" | | 3. | catch - 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"hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | | 4. | catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"catch - be the catcher; "Who is catching?" harpoon - spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales" fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish" nett, net - catch with a net; "net a fish" intercept, stop - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework" | | 5. | catch - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" lasso, rope - catch with a lasso; "rope cows" | | 6. | catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" snag - catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking" | | 7. | catch - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" | | 8. | catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" frog - hunt frogs for food bag - capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" batfowl - catch birds by temporarily blinding them catch - take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" rat - catch rats, especially with dogs acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | | 9. | catch - reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"get - reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" board, get on - get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | | 10. | catch - get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | | 11. | catch - catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"catch - reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" | | 12. | catch - be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" catch, get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" | | 13. | catch - check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | | 14. | catch - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense catch, get - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" | | 15. |  catch - 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"see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" visualise, visualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" spectate - be a spectator in a sports event preview - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public | | 16. | catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"catch - delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" | | 17. |  catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" | | 18. | catch - 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"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" catch, get - apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" get - acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" | | 19. | catch - contract; "did you catch a cold?"contract, get, take - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" contract, get, take - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" | | 20. | catch - start burning; "The fire caught" | | 21. | catch - perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense overhear, take in, catch - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" | | 22. | catch - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"catch - be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood" receive, get - receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" | | 23. |  catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, enchant, capture, becharm, beguile, fascinate hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" | | 24. | catch - apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"get, catch - 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" reproduce - recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait" | | 25. | catch - take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" | | 26. | catch - spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch"spread, propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" | | 27. | catch - be the catcher; "Who is catching?"baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" | | 28. | catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window"catch - 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" witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" | | 29. | catch - delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" catch - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" |
catch noun 7. fastener, hook, clip, bolt, latch, clasp, hasp, hook and eye, snib Scot. sneck ( dialect), chiefly Scot., Northern English catch on 2. become popular, take off, become trendy, come into fashion  Translations catch [kætʃ] vb [ pt, pp caught] vi [fire] → encenderse; (in branches etc) → engancharse to catch fire → prenderse; [house] → incendiarse; catch out vt ( fig) ( with trick question) → hundir catch up vi ( fig) → ponerse al día
 catch [kætʃ] [ caught , pt, pp ] [kɔːt] vt [+ ball, train, thief, cold] → attraper [+ person] ( by surprise) → prendre, surprendre (= understand); saisir (= get entangled); accrochercatch on vi (= become popular) → prendre (= understand); to catch on (to sth) → saisir (qch)catch out vt ( Brit) ( fig) ( with trick question) → prendre en défaut
 catch [kætʃ] [ caught , pt, pp ] vt → fangen; ( take) ( bus, train etc) → nehmen; ( trick, hidden problem) → Haken m; catch out catch (Brit) vt (fig) → hereinlegen vt to catch sb up, to catch up with sb → jdn einholen
 catch [kætʃ] vb [ pt caught, pp ] [kɔːt]catch on vi (= become popular) → affermarsi, far presa (= understand): to catch on (to sth) → capire (qc) catch out vt ( BRIT ) ( fig) ( with trick question) → cogliere in fallo catch up vi → mettersi in pari
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