catch

About 22.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of seizing or capturing.

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

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

   The player made an impressive catch.

3. noun The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

   Good catch. I never would have remembered that.

4. noun The game of catching a ball.

   The kids love to play catch.

5. noun Something which is captured or caught.

   The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

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

   Did you see his latest catch?

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

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

8. noun A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

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

Similar words

grab snatch capture apprehension pick up arrest stop get snap entrance

Often followed by

the up a him it them her and on

Word family

catch her eye catch his eye catch my eye catch one's eye catch someone's eye catch their eye catchable catches catches her eye catches his eye