catch

US /kætʃ, kɛtʃ/

UK /kætʃ/

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noun

  • Amount of something that has been caught
  • A device for fastening something.
  • A person considered to be a good choice as a partner in marriage or a relationship.
  • An act of catching a ball in cricket or baseball.
  • Trick or something trying to deceive

verb

  • To stop something flying and hold it
  • To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
  • To contract or be infected with (an illness).
  • To get sick or get a disease from someone else
  • To find someone to do something, a task
  • To intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or falling).
  • To succeed in getting something desirable.
  • To get stuck on or in something
  • Discover (someone) in the act of doing something wrong.
  • To be trapped so you can’t escape
  • To be able to understand what someone is saying

other

  • To contract or be infected with (a disease).
  • To intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or falling).
  • To discover (someone) in the act of doing something wrong.
  • To hear and understand (something).