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Noun: catching kaching- (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
- The act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- detection, espial, spying, spotting - Becoming infected
"catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"
- contracting
Adjective: catching kaching- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable
Verb: catch (caught) kach- 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" - 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"
- pick up - Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
"the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
- get - Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
"Catch the ball!"
- grab, take hold of - Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
"Did you catch the thief?"
- get, capture - To hook or entangle
"One foot caught in the stirrup"
- hitch - Attract and fix
"His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
- arrest, get - Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
"I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
- capture - Reach in time
"I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" - Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
"Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" - Catch up with and possibly overtake
"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
- overtake, catch up with - Be struck or affected by
"catch fire"; "catch the mood" - Check oneself during an action
"She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" - Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- take in, overhear - See or watch
"Catch a show on Broadway"
- watch, view, see, take in - Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
"I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" - Detect a blunder or misstep
- trip up - Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
"did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"
- get - Contract
"did you catch a cold?" - Start burning
"The fire caught" - Perceive by hearing
"I didn't catch your name"
- get - Suffer from the receipt of
"She will catch hell for this behaviour!"
- get - Attract; cause to be enamoured
- capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant - Apprehend and reproduce accurately
"She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"
- get - Take in and retain
"We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" - Spread or be communicated
"The fashion did not catch" - Be the catcher
"Who is catching?" - Become aware of
"he caught her staring out the window" - Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
"I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"
Derived forms: catchings See also: catch up, catcher, catchment, infectious Type of: accumulate, ache, acquire, acquiring, amass, appeal, attach, attract, board, catch fire, change, check, clutch, collect, combust, compile, comprehend, conflagrate, contain, contract, control, curb, delay, detain, discover, discovery, draw, draw in, erupt, find, find out, get, get a line, get on, get wind, get word, getting, hear, hit, hoard, hold, hold in, hold up, hurt, ignite, learn, moderate, perceive, pick up, pile up, play, playing, prehend [archaic], propagate, pull, pull in, reproduce, roll up, see, seize, spread, suffer, surprise, take, take fire, uncovering, understand, watch, witness Encyclopedia: Catch |