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(verb) contract; "did you catch a cold?" |
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Related Words: catch cold, contract, get, take |
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(noun) the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
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Synonyms: grab, snap, snatch |
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Related Words: fair catch, interception, interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing, rebound, reception, shoestring catch, touch, touching |
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(noun) a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard" |
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Related Words: game |
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(verb) delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" |
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Related Words: delay, detain, hold up |
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(verb) be struck or affected by; "catch fire", "catch the mood", etc. |
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Related Words: change |
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(verb) grasp with the mind; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; " don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?" "She didn't get the joke" |
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Synonyms: get |
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Related Words: understand |
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(verb) discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state: "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting" |
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Related Words: surprise |
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(verb) become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" |
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Related Words: find, see, witness |
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(verb) be the catcher, in baseball; "Who is catching?" |
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Related Words: play |
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(verb) cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" |
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(verb) spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch" |
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Related Words: spread |
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(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!" |
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Synonyms: grab, take hold of |
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Related Words: clutch, fish, harpoon, hook, intercept, net, nett, prehend, seize, stop |
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(verb) attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
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Synonyms: arrest, get |
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Related Words: attract, draw in, pull, pull in |
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(verb) apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" |
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Synonyms: get |
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Related Words: reproduce |
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(verb) reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" |
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Related Words: board, get, get on |
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(verb) suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
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Synonyms: get |
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Related Words: ache, hurt, suffer |
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(verb) perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" |
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Synonyms: pick up |
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Related Words: comprehend, perceive |
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(verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" |
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Synonyms: overhear, take in |
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Related Words: hear |
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(verb) perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" |
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Synonyms: get |
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Related Words: hear |
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(verb) get or regain something necessary, usualle quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" |
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Related Words: acquire, get |
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(verb) check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
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Related Words: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
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(verb) start burning; "the fire caught" |
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Related Words: catch fire, erupt, ignite, take fire |
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(noun) a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window |
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Related Words: fastener, fastening, hasp, holdfast, hook, latch |
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(noun) a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" |
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Synonyms: stop |
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Related Words: click, constraint, detent, dog, doorstop, doorstopper, pawl, restraint, trip, tripper |
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(noun) a hidden drawback; "it sounds good but what's the catch?" |
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Related Words: drawback |
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(noun) a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) |
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Related Words: delivery, manner of speaking, speech |
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(noun) anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others" |
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Related Words: object, physical object |
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(noun) a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect |
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Synonyms: match |
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Related Words: adult, grownup |
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(noun) the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" |
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Synonyms: haul |
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Related Words: indefinite quantity |
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(verb) detect a blunder or misstep: "The reporter tripped up the senator" |
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Synonyms: trip up |
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Related Words: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see |
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(verb) catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" |
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Synonyms: catch up with, overtake |
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(verb) succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" |
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Synonyms: capture, get |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, recapture, retake, seize |
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(verb) to hook or entangle: "One foot caught in the stirrup" |
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Synonyms: hitch |
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Related Words: attach, snag |
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(verb) reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot: "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" |
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Synonyms: get |
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Related Words: hit |
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(verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" |
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Synonyms: capture |
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Related Words: acquire, bag, batfowl, ensnare, entrap, get, hunt, hunt down, rat, recapture, run, snare, track down, trammel, trap |
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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Related Words: capture, gaining control, seizure |
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(verb) attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
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Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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Related Words: appeal, attract, hold |
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(verb) see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Brodaway" |
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Synonyms: see, take in, view, watch |
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Related Words: preview, spectate, watch |
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