catch

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/kat͡ʃ/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) act of catching sth

ADJ

brilliant, clean, easy, fine, good, nice

VERB + CATCH

take

The fielder took an impressive catch to end the inning.

drop, miss

(noun.) number of fish that sb has caught

ADJ

big, bumper, good, huge, large, record

The restaurant's chef was excited about the huge catch of fresh tuna delivered that morning.

poor

VERB + CATCH

land, make

CATCH + VERB

decline, fall

The fish catch declined dramatically after the factory started dumping waste into the river.

go up, increase

PREP

~ of

The fishermen were proud of their huge catch of salmon from the river.

PHRASES

the day's catch

The fishermen were proud of their day's catch and decided to sell it at the market.

(noun.) device for fastening sth

ADJ

door, window

safety

The door has a safety catch to prevent small children from opening it accidentally.

VERB + CATCH

slip (off), undo, unfasten, unlock

He undid the catch on his seatbelt before climbing out of the car.

Definitions

noun

The act of seizing or capturing.

The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.

The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

The player made an impressive catch.

Nice catch!

The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

Good catch. I never would have remembered that.

"In that case," said Jeff, "I just thought of something else we need." He walked over to one of the stations that was selling household goods and bought a can opener. "Nice catch," said Lucy.

The game of catching a ball.

The kids love to play catch.

Something which is captured or caught.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.

verb

To capture, overtake.

I hope I catch a fish.

He ran but we caught him at the exit.

To capture, overtake.

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

To capture, overtake.

The public[…]said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote.

"She caught this blanquito guy from El Condado," and you immediately know "My god, all that money."

To capture, overtake.

If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.

The visitors started brightly and had an early chance when Valencia's experienced captain David Albeda gifted the ball to Fernando Torres, but the striker was caught by defender Adil Rami as he threatened to shoot.

To capture, overtake.

If you leave now you might catch him.

I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

noun — the act of catching an object with the hands

noun — a restraint that checks the motion of something

stop

noun — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

gimmick

noun — a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

match

noun — the quantity that was caught

haul

verb — grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

verb — catch up with and possibly overtake

overtake

verb — succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

verb — to hook or entangle

hitch

verb — reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

verb — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion o

grab

verb — capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

capture

verb — attract and fix

verb — apprehend and reproduce accurately

verb — attract

verb — suffer from the receipt of

verb — see or watch

verb — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

overhear

verb — perceive by hearing

Antonyms

unhitch

Idioms & Phrases

catch some z's

To sleep.

His boss found him catching some z's at his desk yesterday.

catch on

To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.

He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.

catch as catch can

To use any available means or methods.

Which being done, the Women run in the dark to catch as catch can; and whatever Lot they light on,[…]

catch a falling knife

To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

Buying that stock now would be catching a falling knife. Wait until you see capitulation.

catch air

To make a jump.

Example Bank

The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.

Wiktionary

The player made an impressive catch.

Wiktionary

Nice catch!

Wiktionary

I hope I catch a fish.

Wiktionary

He ran but we caught him at the exit.

Wiktionary

The police caught the robber at a nearby casino.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, catch is marked as dated, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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