catch

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: batch, match, watch, patch, hatch, cwtch, latch, clatch, natch, ratch, cratch

Antonyms: batch, match, watch, patch, hatch, cwtch, latch, clatch, natch, ratch, cratch

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} The act of [[seizing]] or [[capture|capturing]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} The act of catching an [[object]] in motion, especially a [[ball]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} The act of noticing, [[understand]]ing or hearing.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The game of [[#Verb|catch]]ing a ball.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} Something which is [[capture]]d or [[#Verb|caught]].
6. {{lb|en|countable|colloquial|by extension}} A [[find]], in particular a [[boyfriend]] or [[girlfriend]] or prospective [[spouse]].
7. {{senseid|en|mechanism}} {{lb|en|countable}} A stopping [[mechanism]], especially a [[clasp]] which stops something from [[open]]ing.
8. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[hesitation]] in [[voice]], caused by [[strong]] [[emotion]].
9. {{lb|en|countable|sometimes|_|noun adjunct}} A concealed [[difficulty]], especially in a [[deal]] or [[negotiation]].
10. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[crick]]; a [[sudden]] [[muscle]] [[pain]] during [[unaccustomed]] [[positioning]] when the muscle is [[in use]].
11. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[fragment]] of [[music]] or [[poetry]].
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A state of [[readiness]] to capture or seize; an [[ambush]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To capture, overtake.''
2. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To seize hold of.''
3. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To intercept.''
4. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To receive (by being in the way).''
5. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To take in with one's senses or intellect.''
6. {{lb|en|heading}} ''To seize attention, interest.''

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