catch

noun
kăch

The act of seizing or capturing.

Example

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

Other meanings

The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
“The player made an impressive catch.”
The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
“Good catch. I never would have remembered that.”

Synonyms

grab
snatch
snap

Example sentences

“The mouse wants to catch the cat.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Coyotes both catch food and eat carrion.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Can a man catch thrush from a female partner?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "captō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “catch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.