| catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
| catch cold |
to become ill with a cold. |
| catch fire |
to start to burn. |
| catch on |
to grasp the meaning of something (often fol by "to"). [3 definitions] |
| catch on fire |
(informal) to start to burn; catch fire. |
| catch phrase |
a phrase that gains wide public currency, esp. by being frequently repeated. |
| catch someone's eye |
to get the attention of. |
| catch up |
to reach something that is ahead of you. [2 definitions] |
| Catch-22 |
a situation in which one is trapped between two logically contradictory rules or regulations that make successful action impossible. |
| catch-and-release |
in fishing, a policy of conservation that requires fish to be released back into the wild after being caught. |
| catch-up |
any attempt to overtake one who is ahead, as in a game. |
| fair catch |
in football, a catch of a punt whereby the receiver, in order not to be tackled, signals that no attempt will be made to advance with the ball. |