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    catch
    [keCH, kaCH]
    verb
    catch (verb) · catches (third person present) · caught (past tense) · caught (past participle) · catching (present participle)
    1. intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped):
      "she threw the bottle into the air and caught it again"
      • intercept the fall of (someone):
        "he fell forwards and Linda caught him"
      • seize or take hold of:
        "he caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him"
      • (catch at)
        grasp or try to grasp:
        "his hands caught at her arms as she tried to turn away"
    2. capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):
      "we hadn't caught a single rabbit"
      • (be caught in)
        (of a person) unexpectedly find oneself in (an unwelcome situation):
        "my sister was caught in a thunderstorm"
      • surprise (someone) in an incriminating situation or in the act of doing something wrong:
        "he was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home"
      • come upon (someone) unexpectedly:
        "unexpected snow caught us by surprise"
    3. (of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something:
      "the charm bracelet always caught on her clothing"
      • (of a person) have (a part of one's body or clothing) become entangled or trapped in something:
        "she caught her foot in the bedspread" · "companies face increased risks of being caught in a downward spiral"
      • fix or fasten in place:
        "her hair was caught back in a scrunchie"
    4. reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft):
      "they caught the 12:15 from Chicago"
      • reach or be in a place in time to see (a person, performance, program, etc.):
        "she was hurrying downstairs to catch the news"
    5. engage (a person's interest or imagination):
      "it was the business scheme that had caught his imagination"
      • perceive fleetingly:
        "she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror"
      • hear or understand (something said), especially with effort:
        "he bellowed something Jess couldn't catch"
      • succeed in evoking or representing:
        "the program caught something of the flavor of Minoan culture"
    6. strike (someone) on a part of the body:
      "Ben caught him on the chin with an uppercut"
      • accidentally strike (a part of one's body) against something:
        "she fell and caught her head on the corner of the hearth"
    7. contract (an illness) through infection or contagion:
      "he served in Macedonia, where he caught malaria"
    8. become ignited, due to contact with flame, and start burning:
      "the rafters have caught"
      • (of an engine) fire and start running:
        "the generator caught immediately"
    noun
    catch (noun) · catches (plural noun)
    1. an act of catching something, typically a ball.
      • an amount of fish caught:
        "a record catch of 6.9 billion pounds of fish"
      • informal
        a person considered attractive, successful, or prestigious and so desirable as a partner or spouse:
        "I mistakenly thought he would be a good catch"
    2. a device for securing something such as a door, window, or box:
      "the window catch was rusty"
    3. a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation:
      "there's a catch in it somewhere"
    4. an unevenness in a person's voice caused by emotion:
      "there was a catch in Anne's voice"
    5. music
      a round, typically one with words arranged to produce a humorous effect.
    Origin
    Middle English (also in the sense ‘chase’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French cachier, variant of Old French chacier, based on Latin captare ‘try to catch’, from capere ‘take’.
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    verb
    1. intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped):
      Opposite:
    2. capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):
      Opposite:
    3. (of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something:
    4. reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft):
      Opposite:
      • engage (a person's interest or imagination):
      • strike (someone) on a part of the body:
        Opposite:
        • contract (an illness) through infection or contagion:
          become infected with
          become ill/sick with
          fall ill/sick with
          be taken ill with
          show symptoms of
          succumb to
          go/come down with
          sicken for
          be struck down with
          be stricken with
        • become ignited, due to contact with flame, and start burning:
          Opposite:
         
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