Definitions For Catch

noun

• The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• The act of catching an object with the hands
• A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
• A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
• A restraint that checks the motion of something
• A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
• A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
• Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
• A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
• The quantity that was caught
• A hidden problem that makes something more complicated or difficult to do
• The act of stopping a moving object (such as a ball) and holding it in your hands : the act of catching something
• A game in which two or more people throw and catch a ball

verb

• Contract
• Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
• Be struck or affected by
• Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
• Detect a blunder or misstep
• Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
• Become aware of
• Be the catcher
• Catch up with and possibly overtake
• Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
• To hook or entangle
• Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
• Spread or be communicated
• Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
• Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
• Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
• Take in and retain
• Attract and fix
• Apprehend and reproduce accurately
• Attract; cause to be enamored
• Reach in time
• Suffer from the receipt of
• Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
• See or watch
• Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
• Perceive by hearing
• Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
• Check oneself during an action
• Start burning
• To use your hands to stop and hold (an object that is moving through the air)
• To use your hands to grasp and hold onto (someone or something)
• To capture and not allow (a person, animal, or fish) to escape