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Definition of catch : 1. A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
2. A slight remembrance; a trace.
3. Act of seizing; a grasp.
4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
5. Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
6. Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
7. That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
8. That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
9. The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.
10. To attain possession.
11. To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.
12. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
13. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
14. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
15. To get possession of; to attain.
16. To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp ( anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.
17. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
18. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
19. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
20. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
21. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
22. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
23. To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.

Synonyms:

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harbor, plosive speech sound, smash, emergency, drive, twat, haulage, grip, lead to, deplane, transport, start out, kicker, listen in, enamour, diaphragm, grasp at, gem, catch at, rooted/glued/frozen to the spot, blood sports, address, break, attack, blind man's buff, kindle, channel, dead bolt, dread, fasten, discovery, trip up, tweak, flood, taking into custody, quarry, blaze, perplex, clear, hit, clutch, follow, trials and tribulations, interpret, hunk, hear from, smack, stir, go, batter, apprehension, deadlock, put on, disembarkation, mystify, glamour, dress-up, stick, chaperon, dive, ken, gismo, perk, hoodwink, heed, adopt, occlusive, bend, bump, set about, duck soup, date, verbalize, moor, thump, clout, board, savvy, come in, visualise, piece of cake, break someone's fall, bop, pop, carry off, pushover, hitchhike, look at, set out, cause, hobble, picture, crest, recognize, see, nuisance, strain your eyes/ears, come across, nip, whatchamacallum, ensure, manage, dribble, determine, compass, breath test, watch, read, elate, curve, vex, shrug off, book, hear out, slit, disclosure, lift up, choker, peck, skew, intrigue, dumbfound, cop, enrapture, whatsis, get on, widget, pose, cope, game, thwack, snaffle, quarantine, fathom, plosive, regard, number, signify, proclaim, scram, lover, gimmick, bring forth, dash, on, gain vigor, smite, ravish, disturbance, rub, call for, go steady, flummox, soupcon, tinge, watch over, invite, suck up, slug, change, escort, befool, bunt, cat's cradle, bathe, beat, fool, hex, mesmerise, doohickey, bewitch, pay back, look, become, sire, occlusion, waver, buzz off, course, grasping, immovable

achieve, snare, collar, snatch, win, abduct, apprehend, occupy, seize, take, obtain, gain, secure, arrest, capture, get

commandeer, grab, amass, monopolize, nab, harvest, collect, gather, reap, annex, confiscate, impound, procure, bag, levy, usurp, appropriate, acquire, deprive

deception, decoy, blind, bait, mirage, trick, trap

hasp, cotter, brace, knitting, stay, anchor, bracket, nail, glue, hinge, spike, vinculum, lace, hitch, snap, tie, link, belt, paste, grapnel, hook, cincture, medium, coupling, stitch, fastening, middleman, guy, clinch, fuse, rivet, staple, thread, suture, cleat, connector, string, band, agent, cinch, buckle, weld, seal, pin, cement, braid, lock, clasp, twine, hawser, rabbet, binding, ligament, clip, mediator, brad, clamp, fastener, latch, bonding, splice, zipper, closure, binder, bolt, skewer, tack, strap, knot, mucilage, bond, vise, button, go-between, chain

assumption, annexation, collection, procurement, addition, appropriation, acquisition, accumulation

laurel, monument, remembrance, cup, memorabilia, wreath, souvenir, favor, crown, plaque, trophy, garland, marker, commemoration, keepsake, testimonial, ribbon, treasure, memorial, memento

haul, boodle, prize, loot, plunder, spoils, booty, graft, swag

limitation, condition, reservation, modification, qualification, provision, exception, proviso, mitigation, allowance, stipulation

cripple, resist, entrap, jam, encumber, brake, cramp, deter, congest, snag, obstruct, bung, clog, complicate, restrain, hamper, impair, constipate, detain, drag, fetter, stop, choke, hinder, impede, curb, plug, interrupt, paralyze, counter, baffle, burden, mire, frustrate, restrict, inhibit, oppose, delay, snarl, constrain, check, block, dam, entangle, foul, handicap, hamstring, thwart, bottleneck, crimp, tangle, bar

disadvantage, blockade, blockage, bafflement, complication, entrapment, damper, impediment, constraint, deterrent, impedance, encumbrance, hurdle, frustration, inhibition, congestion, restriction, impasse, restraint, interruption, entanglement, resistance, hindrance, opposition, constipation, obstruction, drawback, barrier, stoppage, obstacle

fetch, lure, palm, assume, incur, wrangle, purchase, buy, add, net, score, claim, garner, accumulate, corner, receive, pocket, retrieve, land, heap

Usage examples:

• It's my chance to catch him." - "The Missourian", Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle.
• I must try and catch Crawshay before he goes. - "The Box with the Broken Seals", E. Phillips Oppenheim.
• But catch them making it! - "The Spinners", Eden Phillpotts.