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verb

1. To capture or seize especially after pursuit

   "catch a thief"

2. To take or entangle in or as if in a snare

   "catch fish in a net"

3. Deceive
4. To discover unexpectedly find

   "caught in the act"

5. To check (oneself) suddenly or momentarily

   "He started to say the wrong thing but quickly caught himself."

6. To become suddenly aware of

   "caught me looking at him"

7. To take hold of seize

   "He caught her by the arm as she tripped."

8. To affect suddenly

   "The announcement caught me by surprise."

9. To grasp and hold on to (something in motion)

   "catch a fly ball"

10. To avail oneself of take

    "caught the first opportunity to leave"

11. To obtain through effort get

    "catch a ride"

12. To overtake unexpectedly
13. To get entangled

    "catch a sleeve on a nail"

14. Contract

    "catch a cold"

15. To respond sympathetically to the point of being imbued see imbue with

    "catch the spirit of an occasion"

16. To be struck by

    "He caught a bullet in the leg."

17. To be subjected to receive

    "catch hell"

18. To take in and retain

    "a barrel to catch rainwater"

19. Fasten

    "catch back a curtain"

20. To take or get usually momentarily or quickly

    "catch a glimpse of a friend"

21. Overtake

    "catch the leader in a race"

22. To get aboard in time

    "catch the bus"

23. To attract and hold arrest, engage

    "caught their attention"

24. To make contact with strike

    "The pitch caught him in the back."

25. To grasp by the senses or the mind

    "you catch what I mean?"

26. To apprehend and fix by artistic means

    "The new portrait catches her likeness perfectly."

27. See, watch

    "catch a game on TV"

28. To listen to

    "caught the last part of the concert"

29. To serve as a catcher for in baseball

    "caught both ends of the doubleheader"

30. To meet with

    "catch you later"

31. To grasp hastily or try to grasp
32. To become caught

    "The kite caught in the tree branches."

33. To catch fire
34. To play the position of catcher on a baseball team
35. Kick over

    "the engine caught"

noun

1. Something caught
2. The act, action, or fact of catching

   "The shortstop made a tough catch."

3. A game in which a ball is thrown and caught

   "played catch with his dad"

4. Something that checks or holds immovable

   "a safety catch"

5. One worth catching especially as a spouse
6. A round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyrics
7. Fragment, snatch

   "remembered only catches of the song"

8. A concealed difficulty or complication

   "there must be a catch"

9. A momentary audible break in the voice or breath

adjective

1. Using any available means or method hit-or-miss

   "a catch-as-catch-can system that relies on borrowed judges"

verb

1. To become aware learn
2. To become popular

   "this idea has already caught on"

verb

1. To detect in error or wrongdoing

   "caught him out committing perjury"

2. To take unawares or by surprise

noun

1. A problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule

   "the show-business catch-22—no work unless you have an agent, no agent unless you've worked"

2. An illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation
3. A measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended
4. A situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives
5. A hidden difficulty or means of entrapment catch

adjective

1. Intended to catch up to a theoretical norm or a competitor's accomplishments

noun

1. The act or fact of catching up or trying to catch up (as with a norm or competitor)

   "had to play catch-up"

verb

1. To pick up often abruptly

   "the thief caught the purse up and ran"

2. Ensnare, entangle

   "education has been caught up in a stultifying mythology"

3. Enthrall

   "the … public was caught up in the car's magic"

4. To provide with the latest information

   "catch me up on the news"

5. To travel fast enough to overtake an advance party

   "The soldier ran to catch up with his unit."

6. To reach a state of parity see parity or of being able to cope

   "students who miss class have difficulty catching up"

7. To bring about arrest for illicit activities

   "the police caught up with the thieves"

8. To complete or compensate see compensate for something belatedly

   "catch up on lost sleep"

9. To acquire belated information

   "catch up on the news"