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Noun (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. syn. (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. syn. transl. (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. syn. transl. (uncountable) The game of catching a ball. transl. (countable) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. syn. transl. (countable) Something which is captured or caught. transl. syn. (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. syn. transl. (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion. (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation. syn. transl. (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use. (countable) A fragment of music or poetry. syn. (obsolete) A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush. (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow. (obsolete) A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch. (music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics. (music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. syn. (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out. (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well. (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water. (phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough. Passing opportunities seized; snatches. A slight remembrance; a trace. Verb (heading) To capture, overtake. (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). syn. [from 13th c.] (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive. [from 14th c.] (transitive, figuratively, dated) To marry or enter into a similar relationship with. (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. [from 17th c.] (transitive) To discover unexpectedly; to surprise (someone doing something). [from 17th c.] (transitive) To travel by means of. [from 19th c.] (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.) [from 19th c.] (heading) To seize hold of. (transitive, dated) To grab, seize, take hold of. [from 13th c.] (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep. [from 14th c.] (transitive) To grip or entangle. [from 17th c.] (intransitive) To be held back or impeded. (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process. transl. (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded. (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at). [from 17th c.] (transitive) Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to. [from 18th c.] (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke. [from 19th c.] (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots. [from 19th c.] (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. (computing) To handle an exception. transl. [from 20th c.] (heading) To intercept. (transitive) To seize or intercept a object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). syn. transl. [from 16th c.] (transitive, now rare) To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. transl. [from 16th c.] (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. [from 18th c.] (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher. [from 19th c.] (heading) To receive (by being in the way). (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). [from 13th c.] (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure. [from 13th c.] (transitive) To be infected by (an illness). [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means. (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.). [from 18th c.] (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To be hit by something. syn. (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish. (intransitive) To get pregnant. (heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect. (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. transl. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment). [from 20th c.] (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully. [from 17th c.] (heading) To seize attention, interest. (transitive) To charm or entrance. [from 14th c.] (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense). [from 17th c.] (heading) To obtain or experience Find more words! 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