catch.

The act of seizing or capturing.

The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.

The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

The player made an impressive catch.

Nice catch!

The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

Good catch. I never would have remembered that.

The game of catching a ball.

The kids love to play catch.

Something which is captured or caught.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.

A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

Did you see his latest catch?

He's a good catch.

A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.

A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.

A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?

Be careful, that's a catch question.

A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.

A fragment of music or poetry.

A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.

The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

The first contact of an oar with the water.

A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

A slight remembrance; a trace.

To capture, overtake. To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

I hope I catch a fish.

He ran but we caught him at the exit.

To capture, overtake. To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.

To capture, overtake. To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.

To capture, overtake. To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.

If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.

To capture, overtake. To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.

If you leave now you might catch him.

I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane.

To capture, overtake. To discover and observe (someone or something while it takes some action or exists) (sometimes, but not always, with implications of 'unpleasantly' or 'unexpectedly').

He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit.

To capture, overtake. To record, for example on film or tape.

It's the very first time such an elusive bird has been caught on film.

He was caught on video robbing the bank.

To capture, overtake. To travel by means of.

catch the bus

To capture, overtake. To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)

To seize hold of. To grab, seize, take hold of.

I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me.

To seize hold of. To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.

I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath

I caught some Z's on the train.

To seize hold of. To grip or entangle.

My leg was caught in a tree-root.

To seize hold of. To be held back or impeded.

Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob.

His voice caught when he came to his father's name.

To seize hold of. To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.

Push it in until it catches.

The engine finally caught and roared to life.

To seize hold of. To have something be held back or impeded.

I caught my heel on the threshold.

To seize hold of. To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).

He caught at the railing as he fell.

To seize hold of. To spread or be conveyed to.

The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn.

To seize hold of. To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.

To seize hold of. To germinate and set down roots.

The seeds caught and grew.

To seize hold of. To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.

To seize hold of. To handle an exception.

When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file.

To intercept. To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).

I will throw you the ball, and you catch it.

Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth.

To intercept. To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs.

To intercept. To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.

Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson.

To intercept. To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.

He caught the last three innings.

To receive (by being in the way). To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).

You're going to catch a beating if they find out.

To receive (by being in the way). To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.

The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold.

Her hair was caught by the light breeze.

To receive (by being in the way). To become infected by (an illness).

Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week.

To receive (by being in the way). To spread by infection or similar means.

To receive (by being in the way). To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).

The bucket catches water from the downspout.

The trees caught quickly in the dry wind.

To receive (by being in the way). To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.

She finally caught the mood of the occasion.

And the next thing I knew, I had caught feelings for her.

To receive (by being in the way). To be hit by something.

He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year.

To receive (by being in the way). To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.

To receive (by being in the way). To get pregnant.

Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.

To take in with one's senses or intellect. To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.

Did you catch his name?

Did you catch the way she looked at him?

To take in with one's senses or intellect. To notice, to detect.

-You made a typo. -Ah, thanks for catching that.

To take in with one's senses or intellect. To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).

I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.

To take in with one's senses or intellect. To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.

You've really caught his determination in this sketch.

To seize attention, interest. To charm or entrance.

To seize attention, interest. To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

He managed to catch her attention.

The enormous scarf did catch my eye.