catch

1. verb

1)

he caught the ball

Syn:

seize, grab, snatch, take hold of, grasp, grip, trap, clutch, clench; receive, get, intercept

Ant:

drop

2)

we've caught the thief

Syn:

capture, seize; apprehend, arrest, take prisoner/captive, take into custody; trap, snare, ensnare; net, hook, land; informal nab, collar, run in, bust

Ant:

release

3)

her heel caught in a hole

Syn:

become trapped, become entangled, snag

4)

she caught the last bus

Syn:

be in time for, make, get; board, get on, step aboard

Ant:

miss

5)

they were caught siphoning gas

Syn:

discover, find, come upon/across, stumble on, chance on; surprise, catch red-handed, catch in the act

6)

it caught his imagination

Syn:

engage, capture, attract, draw, grab, grip, seize; hold, absorb, engross

7)

she caught a trace of aftershave

Syn:

perceive, notice, observe, discern, detect, note, make out

Ant:

miss

8)

I couldn't catch what she was saying

Syn:

hear, perceive, discern, make out; understand, comprehend, grasp, apprehend; informal get, get the drift of, figure out

9)

it caught the flavor of the sixties

Syn:

evoke, conjure up, call to mind, recall, encapsulate, capture

10)

the blow caught her on the side of her face

Syn:

hit, strike, slap, smack, bang

Ant:

miss

11)

he caught malaria

Syn:

become infected with, contract, get, fall ill with, be taken ill with, develop, come down with, be struck down with

Ant:

escape

12)

the kindling wouldn't catch

Syn:

ignite, start burning, catch fire, kindle

2. noun

1)

he inspected the catch

Syn:

haul, net, bag, yield

2)

he secured the catch

Syn:

latch, lock, fastener, clasp, hasp

3)

it looks great, but there's a catch

Syn:

snag, disadvantage, drawback, stumbling block, hitch, fly in the ointment, pitfall, complication, problem, hiccup, difficulty; trap, trick, snare; informal catch-22

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- catch on

- catch up to