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catch
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- pronunciation:
- kaech
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- catch on, catch up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
catches, catching, caught |
| definition 1: |
to capture or grab, usu. after pursuit.
The children are trying to catch butterflies.She caught the boy as he tried to run away.The police finally caught the killer.
- synonyms:
- capture, ensnare, seize, take
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- bag, corral, get, nab, nail, net, overhaul, snare, stop, trap
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| definition 2: |
to take hold of (someone or something falling or thrown).
If you start to fall, I will catch you.I caught the ball in my left hand.
- synonyms:
- grab
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- capture, clutch, get, grasp, grip, hold, seize, snatch, take, trap
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| definition 3: |
to discover and surprise suddenly.
I caught her sleeping at work.[verb + smby/smth + present participle
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- synonyms:
- surprise, take
- similar words:
- descry, detect, expose, find, reveal, startle, uncover, unmask
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| definition 4: |
to get aboard, as a bus or train.
If we run, we can still catch the bus.- synonyms:
- board
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- embark, get, hop, intercept, make, mount, overtake, take
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| definition 5: |
to contract, as an illness.
I hope you don't catch the flu.- synonyms:
- contract, get, take
- similar words:
- incur, strike
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| definition 6: |
to understand or comprehend.
Did you catch my meaning?- synonyms:
- comprehend, get, grasp, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- apprehend, follow, perceive, savvy, see, seize, sense
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| definition 7: |
to attract.
This will catch his attention.- synonyms:
- attract, draw
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- gain, get, hold, interest, lure, take
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| definition 8: |
to strike.
The falling brick caught him on the shoulder.- synonyms:
- buffet, hit, smite, strike
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- bang, bash, belt, clip, clobber, clout, nail, smack, sock, whack
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| related words: |
arrest, bust, contract, engage, grab, grapple, steal, surprise, trip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become gripped, fastened, or trapped.
His coat caught in the door.- synonyms:
- fasten, grip, lock, stick
- similar words:
- hitch, lodge, seize up, snag
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| definition 2: |
to take hold; fasten.
A latch catches and keeps the door closed.- synonyms:
- fasten, grip, lock
- similar words:
- stick, take
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| definition 3: |
to begin to burn.
The fire will burn if the kindling catches.- synonyms:
- fire, ignite, kindle
- similar words:
- blaze, burn, flame, flare up, light, start, take
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| definition 4: |
in baseball, to play the position of catcher.
Who's catching in today's game?- similar words:
- receive
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| related words: |
buckle, grab, grapple, lock |
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| phrase: |
catch on, catch up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of catching.
The outfielder made a great catch, and the crowd roared!- synonyms:
- grasp, seizure, taking
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- capture, grab, haul, hold, interception, snatch, wrinkle
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| definition 2: |
a thing or the quantity that is caught.
The fisherman brought in a big catch.- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- capture, haul, prey, prize, quarry
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| definition 3: |
a device that takes hold of something and slows or stops its motion; latch.
The catch was broken and the cabinet door would not stay closed.- synonyms:
- bolt, fastener, latch
- similar words:
- buckle, clasp, coupling, hasp, hook, lock
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| definition 4: |
an interruption or break.
The catch in his voice revealed his strong emotion as he spoke.I can feel a catch in the car's transmission.- synonyms:
- break, halt, pause
- similar words:
- falter, gap, hesitation, interruption
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| definition 5: |
a flaw or drawback, often one that is not readily apparent.
The deal was so perfect that I suspected there was a catch.- synonyms:
- hitch, snag
- similar words:
- Catch-22, gimmick, joker, kicker, penalty, pitfall, rub, stumbling block, trap
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| definition 6: |
snatch; bit.
He recalled little catches of poetry.- synonyms:
- bit, dab, smack, snatch, touch
- similar words:
- fragment, piece, pinch, trace
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| related words: |
bolt, completion, complication, conquest, drawback, find, flaw, kink, latch, take, vice |
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