Catch
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NounCatch (countable and uncountable; plural Catches)
VerbCatch (third-person singular simple present catches, present participle catching, simple past and past participle caught)
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Adjectives for Catch
- meager; passionate; little; obstinate; remarkable; maximum; uncommon; attractive.
- (fishing) boasted; briny; gleaming; exaggerated; meager; modest; silvery; scaly; thrilling; traditional.
Verbs for Catch
acquire—; bait—; devour—; display—; ensnare—; exhibit—; lure—; market—; net—; prepare—; prize—; relish—; scale—; transport—; value—; —amazes; —disap¬points; —impresses; —increases.
Adverbs for Catch
unceremoniously; impulsively; Instinctively; convulsively; mechanically; red-handedly; charmingly; inadvertently; essentially; unerringly; passionately; obstinately; remarkably.
Synonyms for Catch
- (act of capturing def.): </span> seizure, capture, collar, snatch
- (catching a ball def. transl.): </span> grasp, snatch
- (act of noticing def. transl.): </span> observation
- (a find def. transl.): </span> prize, find; conquest, beau
- (quantity captured def.): </span> haul, take
- (stopping mechanism def. transl.): </span> stop, chock; clasp, latch
- snag, problem; trick, gimmick, hitch </span>
- (fragment of music def.): </span> snatch, fragment; snippet, bit
- (refrain def.): </span> chorus, refrain, burden
- (seize in motion def.): </span> snatch, grab
- (capture prey def.): </span> capture, take; snare, hook
- (be hit def.): </span> take, get
- clasp, seize, grip, clutch, secure, apprehend, comprehend, entrap, discover, overtake.
Antonyms for Catch
- drop, release, lose, give up, miss, let go, restore, fail, cast aside, throw away.
Derived terms
Thesaurus
grab, grab at, grabbing, grapple, grasp, grip, grounds, gull, hang-up, harvest, haul, have, have it taped, hazard, hear, hear of, hear tell of, hit, hitch, hoax, hocus-pocus, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hole, honey, hoodwink, hook, hook in, hooker, hope, hurdle, hypnotize, immerse, imperfection, inadequacy, infirmity, intercept, inveigle, involve, involve the interest, jam, jewel, joker, juggle, jump at, ken, kicker, kidnapping, kink, know, land, lasso, learn, lime, limiting condition, little problem, lodestone, lodge, lure, magnet, make, master, meet with, mesh, mesmerize, monopolize, moor, nab, nabbing, nail, net, nick, nonplus, noose, objection, obligation, obsess, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, obtain, occupy, occupy the attention, one small difficulty, overdose, overhaul, overhear, overtake, parameter, pass, pearl, perceive, peripeteia, perplex, picking up, pin, pinch, ploy, plum, power grab, prehend, prehension, preoccupy, prerequisite, pride, pride and joy, prize, problem, procure, provision, provisions, proviso, pull down, put out, rattle, reach, read, realize, reap, requisite, restrain, revelation, rift, rondeau, rondino, rondo, rondoletto, root, rope, round, round up, roundelay, rub, run a temperature, running in, ruse, sack, saving clause, savvy, scheme, score, scurvy trick, secure, seduce, see, see through, seize, seize the meaning, seizure, seizure of power, sense, shift, shocker, shortcoming, sicken, sine qua non, sleight, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, slosh, small print, smite, snag, snare, snarl, snatch, snatch at, snatching, sniggle, sock, something missing, spear, specification, spellbind, spot, spread the toils, staggerer, startler, steady, stick, stick fast, stipulation, stop, stratagem, strike, strike root, string, stumbling block, stumbling stone, stump, subterfuge, succeed, superfetate, surprisal, surprise, surprise ending, surprise package, surprise party, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, switch, taint, take, take captive, take hold, take hold of, take ill, take in, take prisoner, take root, take up, taking in, taking into custody, tangle, tangle up with, temptation, terms, thunderbolt, thunderclap, trap, treasure, trick, trip, troll, trophy, trouvaille, turn up, twig, ultimatum, understand, vamp, vampire, vulnerable place, weak link, weak point, weakness, wed, whack, whereas, wile, win, wind, windfall, winner, wish, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, artful dodge, artifice, assimilate, astonishment, attract, baffle, bag, bag of tricks, bait the hook, bamboozle, be brought down, be felled, be seized of, be struck down, be traumatized, be with one, become popular, bewitch, biff, birdlime, blaze, blaze up, blemish, blind, block, blockade, blockbuster, blow, bluff, board, boast, bomb, bombshell, booty, bosey, bottleneck, boundary condition, box, break out, bug, burn, burst into flame, canon, captivate, captive, capture, catch at, catch cold, catch fire, catch flat-footed, catch napping, catch off side, catch off-guard, catch on, catch on fire, catch on to, catch out, catch red-handed, catch tripping, catch up, catch-22, catching, charm, check, chicane, chicanery, chouse, clasp, clause, clip, clout, clutch, collapse, collar, collaring, combust, come by, come down with, come in for, come into, come upon, come with child, comprehend, con, conceive, condition, confound, confuse, conquest, contract, coquette, cordon, corral, coup, crack, crux, curb, curtain, curve, curve-ball, cut off, date, dearest wish, decoy, defect, defection, deficiency, deliver, derive, descry, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, detect, determent, deterrent, device, diamond, difficulty, dig, digest, ding, dirty deal, dirty trick, disadvantage, discern, discover, disturb, dodge, donnee, drag down, dragnet, draw, drawback, earn, earthshaker, embarrass, enchant, encounter, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, enter into possession, enthrall, entice, entoil, entrap, enweb, erupt, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, espouse, espy, exercise, eye-opener, failing, failure, fascinate, fast deal, fastener, fastening, fathom, fault, faute, feint, fetch, fever, ficelle, figure out, find, fine print, fix, flagrante delicto, flame, flaw, flimflam, flirt, fluster, foible, follow, fool, forbidden fruit, forcible seizure, foul, frailty, fugato, fugue, gain, gambit, gather, gem, get, get an earful, get hold of, get it, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, gimmick, gin, given, glimmering goal, go into shock, godsend, golden vision, good thing, googly,
Pronunciation
- enPR: kăch, IPA: /kætʃ/, /kɛtʃ/, SAMPA: /k{tS/, /kEtS/
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Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ætʃ, Rhymes: -ɛtʃ
The pronunciation /kɛtʃ/ started out as the unstressed variant of /kætʃ/ but has become the stressed pronunciation as well in many dialects.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cachier, from Late Latin captiare, from Latin captare. Akin to Modern French chasser, Spanish cazar.
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Etymology
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Noun
Catch m. (usually uncountable)
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