Meaning of catch in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• The act of seizing or capturing.

  Example: 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.

  Example: Nice catch!

• The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

  Example: Good catch. I never would have remembered that.

• The game of catching a ball.

  Example: The kids love to play catch.

• Something which is captured or caught.

  Example: The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.

• (by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

  Example: Did you see his latest catch?

• A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

  Example: She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.

• A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

  Example: There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.

• (sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

  Example: Be careful, that's a catch question.

• A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

  Example: I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.

• A fragment of music or poetry.

• A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

• A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

• A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

• A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

• The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.

• The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

• A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

• The first contact of an oar with the water.

• A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

• Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

• A slight remembrance; a trace.

verb

• (heading) To capture, overtake.

• (heading) To seize hold of.

• (heading) To intercept.

• (heading) To receive (by being in the way).

• (heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect.

• (heading) To seize attention, interest.

• (heading) To obtain or experience