1. Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
   "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting" 
2. Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
   "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "Catch a glimpse"
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1. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
   "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
   - gimmick 
2. The quantity that was caught
   "the catch was only 10 fish"
   - haul 
3. A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
   - match 
4. Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
   "he shared his catch with the others" 
5. A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) 
6. A restraint that checks the motion of something
   - stop 
7. A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window 
8. A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
   "he played catch with his son in the backyard" 
9. The act of catching an object with the hands
   "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
   - grab, snatch, snap 
10. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    - apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody

Derived forms: catching, catches, caught

See also: catch up, catcher, catchment, catchy

Type of: accumulate, ache, acquire, adult, amass, appeal, attach, attract, board, capture, catch fire, change, check, clutch, collect, combust, compile, comprehend, conflagrate, constraint, contain, contract, control, curb, delay, delivery, detain, discover, draw, draw in, drawback, erupt, fastener, fastening, find, find out, fixing, gaining control, game, get, get a line, get on, get wind, get word, grownup, hear, hit, hoard, hold, hold in, hold up, holdfast, hurt, ignite, indefinite quantity, learn, manner of speaking, moderate, object, perceive, physical object, pick up, pile up, play, prehend [archaic], propagate, pull, pull in, reproduce, restraint, roll up, see, seize, seizure, speech, spread, suffer, surprise, take, take fire, touch, touching, understand, watch, witness

Encyclopedia: Catch

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