Catch

Noun

 * 1)  The act of seizing or capturing.
 * 2)  The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
 * 3)  The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
 * 4)  The game of catching a ball.
 * 5)  A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
 * 6)  Something which is captured or caught.
 * 7)  The amount which is caught, especially of fish.
 * 8)  A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
 * 9)  A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
 * 10)  A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
 * 11)  A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
 * 12)  A fragment of music or poetry.
 * 13)  A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
 * 14)  A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
 * 15)  A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
 * 16)  A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
 * 17)  The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
 * 18)  The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
 * 19)  A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
 * 20)  The first contact of an oar with the water.
 * 21)  A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

Verb

 * 1) To capture, overtake.
 * 2)  To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
 * 3)  To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
 * 4)  To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
 * 5)  To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
 * 6)  To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
 * 7)  To discover unexpectedly; to surprise (someone doing something).
 * 8)  To travel by means of.
 * 9)  To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
 * 10) To seize hold of.
 * 11)  To grab, seize, take hold of.
 * 12)  To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
 * 13)  To grip or entangle.
 * 14)  To be held back or impeded.
 * 15)  To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
 * 16)  To have something be held back or impeded.
 * 17)  To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
 * 18)  Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to.
 * 19)  To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
 * 20)  To germinate and set down roots.
 * 21)  To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
 * 22)  To handle an exception.
 * 23) To intercept.
 * 24)  To seize or intercept a object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
 * 25)  To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs.
 * 26)  To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
 * 27)  To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
 * 28) To receive (by being in the way).
 * 29)  To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
 * 30)  To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
 * 31)  To be infected by (an illness).
 * 32)  To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
 * 33)  To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
 * 34)  To be hit by something.
 * 35)  To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
 * 36) To take in with one's senses or intellect.
 * 37)  To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
 * 38)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 39)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 40) To seize attention, interest.
 * 41)  To charm or entrance.
 * 42)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

Adjectives for Catch

 * meager; passionate; little; obstinate; remarkable; maximum; uncommon; attractive.
 * (fishing) boasted; briny; gleaming; exaggerated; meager; modest; silvery; scaly; thrilling; traditional.

Verbs for Catch
acquire—; bait—; devour—; display—; ensnare—; exhibit—; lure—; market—; net—; prepare—; prize—; relish—; scale—; transport—; value—; —amazes; —disap¬points; —impresses; —increases.

Adverbs for Catch
unceremoniously; impulsively; Instinctively; convulsively; mechanically; red-handedly; charmingly; inadvertently; essentially; unerringly; passionately; obstinately; remarkably.

Synonyms for Catch

 * seizure, capture, collar, snatch
 * grasp, snatch
 * observation
 * prize, find; conquest, beau
 * haul, take
 * stop, chock; clasp, latch
 * snag, problem; trick, gimmick, hitch
 * snatch, fragment; snippet, bit
 * chorus, refrain, burden
 * snatch, grab
 * capture, take; snare, hook
 * take, get
 * clasp, seize, grip, clutch, secure, apprehend, comprehend, entrap, discover, overtake.

Antonyms for Catch

 * drop, release, lose, give up, miss, let go, restore, fail, cast aside, throw away.

Derived terms

 * catchable
 * catchall
 * catchbasin
 * catcher
 * catch-breath
 * catch cold
 * catch a cold
 * catch a crab
 * catch a tan
 * catch as catch can


 * catch fire
 * catch it
 * catch on
 * catch out
 * catch over
 * catch up
 * caught in the act
 * bycatch
 * catchful
 * catchy
 * crowd catch

Thesaurus
grab, grab at, grabbing, grapple, grasp, grip, grounds, gull, hang-up, harvest, haul, have, have it taped, hazard, hear, hear of, hear tell of, hit, hitch, hoax, hocus-pocus, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hole, honey, hoodwink, hook, hook in, hooker, hope, hurdle, hypnotize, immerse, imperfection, inadequacy, infirmity, intercept, inveigle, involve, involve the interest, jam, jewel, joker, juggle, jump at, ken, kicker, kidnapping, kink, know, land, lasso, learn, lime, limiting condition, little problem, lodestone, lodge, lure, magnet, make, master, meet with, mesh, mesmerize, monopolize, moor, nab, nabbing, nail, net, nick, nonplus, noose, objection, obligation, obsess, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, obtain, occupy, occupy the attention, one small difficulty, overdose, overhaul, overhear, overtake, parameter, pass, pearl, perceive, peripeteia, perplex, picking up, pin, pinch, ploy, plum, power grab, prehend, prehension, preoccupy, prerequisite, pride, pride and joy, prize, problem, procure, provision, provisions, proviso, pull down, put out, rattle, reach, read, realize, reap, requisite, restrain, revelation, rift, rondeau, rondino, rondo, rondoletto, root, rope, round, round up, roundelay, rub, run a temperature, running in, ruse, sack, saving clause, savvy, scheme, score, scurvy trick, secure, seduce, see, see through, seize, seize the meaning, seizure, seizure of power, sense, shift, shocker, shortcoming, sicken, sine qua non, sleight, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, slosh, small print, smite, snag, snare, snarl, snatch, snatch at, snatching, sniggle, sock, something missing, spear, specification, spellbind, spot, spread the toils, staggerer, startler, steady, stick, stick fast, stipulation, stop, stratagem, strike, strike root, string, stumbling block, stumbling stone, stump, subterfuge, succeed, superfetate, surprisal, surprise, surprise ending, surprise package, surprise party, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, switch, taint, take, take captive, take hold, take hold of, take ill, take in, take prisoner, take root, take up, taking in, taking into custody, tangle, tangle up with, temptation, terms, thunderbolt, thunderclap, trap, treasure, trick, trip, troll, trophy, trouvaille, turn up, twig, ultimatum, understand, vamp, vampire, vulnerable place, weak link, weak point, weakness, wed, whack, whereas, wile, win, wind, windfall, winner, wish, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, artful dodge, artifice, assimilate, astonishment, attract, baffle, bag, bag of tricks, bait the hook, bamboozle, be brought down, be felled, be seized of, be struck down, be traumatized, be with one, become popular, bewitch, biff, birdlime, blaze, blaze up, blemish, blind, block, blockade, blockbuster, blow, bluff, board, boast, bomb, bombshell, booty, bosey, bottleneck, boundary condition, box, break out, bug, burn, burst into flame, canon, captivate, captive, capture, catch at, catch cold, catch fire, catch flat-footed, catch napping, catch off side, catch off-guard, catch on, catch on fire, catch on to, catch out, catch red-handed, catch tripping, catch up, catch-22, catching, charm, check, chicane, chicanery, chouse, clasp, clause, clip, clout, clutch, collapse, collar, collaring, combust, come by, come down with, come in for, come into, come upon, come with child, comprehend, con, conceive, condition, confound, confuse, conquest, contract, coquette, cordon, corral, coup, crack, crux, curb, curtain, curve, curve-ball, cut off, date, dearest wish, decoy, defect, defection, deficiency, deliver, derive, descry, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, detect, determent, deterrent, device, diamond, difficulty, dig, digest, ding, dirty deal, dirty trick, disadvantage, discern, discover, disturb, dodge, donnee, drag down, dragnet, draw, drawback, earn, earthshaker, embarrass, enchant, encounter, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, enter into possession, enthrall, entice, entoil, entrap, enweb, erupt, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, espouse, espy, exercise, eye-opener, failing, failure, fascinate, fast deal, fastener, fastening, fathom, fault, faute, feint, fetch, fever, ficelle, figure out, find, fine print, fix, flagrante delicto, flame, flaw, flimflam, flirt, fluster, foible, follow, fool, forbidden fruit, forcible seizure, foul, frailty, fugato, fugue, gain, gambit, gather, gem, get, get an earful, get hold of, get it, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, gimmick, gin, given, glimmering goal, go into shock, godsend, golden vision, good thing, googly,

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/k{tS/|/kEtS/}}

The pronunciation /kɛtʃ/ started out as the unstressed variant of /kætʃ/ but has become the stressed pronunciation as well in many dialects.

Etymology
From, from cachier:, from  captio:, from  capto:. Akin to Modern French chasser:, Spanish cazar:.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: хващане, улавяне
 * Dutch: ,
 * Ewe: xe
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: תפיסה


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 捕る
 * Kurdish:
 * Portuguese: pegar
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: fångst


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,


 * German:
 * Italian: conquista
 * Japanese:


 * Bulgarian: резе
 * Dutch:


 * Finnish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian: уловка
 * Dutch: struikelblok, valstrik
 * Finnish:
 * French: hic


 * Hebrew: עוקץ
 * Hungarian: bökkenő
 * Italian:
 * Russian: подвох
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Hungarian: fogás
 * Italian: bottino
 * Japanese: 捕る
 * Swedish: fångst


 * Bulgarian:


 * Finnish:
 * Italian: colpo


 * Finnish: kopittelu


 * Japanese: キャッチボール

Verb

 * Arabic: أمسك,
 * Armenian: բռնել
 * Basque: harrapatu
 * Bulgarian: хващам, улавям
 * Cebuano:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 抓住,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: תפס
 * Hindi: पकड़ना
 * Irish: beir ar
 * Japanese:, 捕る
 * Korean:
 * Persian:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: поймать ,
 * Slovene: ujeti
 * Spanish: atajar, cazar
 * Swedish: fånga, fatta
 * Urdu: پکڑنا


 * Basque: harrapatu
 * Bulgarian: схващам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: snappen, begrijpen
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: תפס


 * Russian: схватывать, схватить ,   ,   ,  расслышать  (be able to hear and catch something said correctly)
 * Slovene: ujeti
 * Spanish:, captar, comprender
 * Swedish: fatta, uppfatta


 * Czech: ,


 * Dutch: grijpen


 * Bulgarian: хващам
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:


 * German: bekommen, erwischen
 * Hebrew: תפס
 * Slovene: ujeti


 * Bulgarian: закачам се
 * Czech: se,  se


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:

Etymology
From

Noun

 * 1) wrestling; professional wrestling

Derived terms

 * catcheur