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Sounds | kae'ch |
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Rhymes | attach, batch, detach, and 12 more rhymes in aech at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A hidden drawback. |
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Examples | "it sounds good but what's the catch?" |
Broader | drawback |
Meaning | The quantity that was caught. |
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Examples | "the catch was only 10 fish" |
Synonyms | haul |
Broader | indefinite quantity |
Verbs | catch |
Meaning | A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect. |
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Synonyms | match |
Broader | adult, grownup |
Verbs | catch |
Meaning | Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching). |
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Examples | "he shared his catch with the others" |
Broader | object, physical object |
Meaning | A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion). |
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Broader | manner of speaking, speech, delivery |
Meaning | A restraint that checks the motion of something. |
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Synonyms | stop |
Narrower | doorstop, doorstopper; pawl, detent, click, dog; tripper, trip |
Broader | restraint, constraint |
Meaning | A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window. |
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Narrower | hasp; hood latch; hook; latch |
Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing |
Verbs | catch |
Meaning | A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth. |
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Examples | "he played catch with his son in the backyard" |
Broader | game |
Meaning | The act of catching an object with the hands. |
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Examples | "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate" |
Synonyms | grab, snatch, snap |
Narrower | fair catch; interception; reception; rebound; shoestring catch; mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking |
Broader | touch, touching |
Verbs | catch |
Meaning | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). |
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Synonyms | apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
Broader | capture, gaining control, seizure |
Verbs | catch |
Meaning | Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly. Catch somebody doing something or in a certain state. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Broader | surprise |
Similar to | catch |
Meaning | Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "ears open to catch every sound"; "Catch a glimpse" |
Synonyms | pick up |
Broader | perceive, comprehend |
Meaning | Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | get |
Broader | hit |
Meaning | Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Catch the ball!" |
Synonyms | grab, take hold of |
Narrower | harpoon; fish; hook; net, nett; intercept, stop |
Broader | seize, prehend, clutch |
Similar to | catch |
See also | catch up |
Nouns | catcher; catcher; catch |
Meaning | Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Did you catch the thief?" |
Synonyms | get, capture |
Narrower | recapture, retake; lasso, rope |
Broader | seize, prehend, clutch |
Nouns | catch |
Meaning | To hook or entangle. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | hitch |
Narrower | snag |
Broader | attach |
Contrary | unhitch |
Similar to | catch |
Nouns | catch |
Meaning | Attract and fix. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
Synonyms | arrest, get |
Broader | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in |
Meaning | Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | capture |
Narrower | hunt, run, hunt down, track down; bag; batfowl; rat; trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel |
Broader | get, acquire |
Similar to | catch |
Nouns | catch |
Meaning | Reach in time. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" |
Narrower | get |
Broader | board, get on |
Similar to | overtake, catch, catch up with |
Meaning | Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" |
Broader | get, acquire |
Meaning | Catch up with and possibly overtake. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | overtake, catch up with |
Entails | compete, vie, contend |
Similar to | catch |
Meaning | Be struck or affected by. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "catch fire"; "catch the mood" |
Broader | change |
Similar to | catch, get |
Meaning | Check oneself during an action. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate |
Meaning | Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE |
Synonyms | take in, overhear |
Entails | listen |
Broader | hear |
Similar to | catch, get |
Meaning | See or watch. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | Sam and Sue catch the movie |
Examples | "Catch a show on Broadway" |
Synonyms | watch, view, see, take in |
Narrower | visualize, visualise; spectate; preview |
Broader | watch |
Similar to | see |
Meaning | Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Similar to | catch; hitch, catch |
Meaning | Detect a blunder or misstep. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Synonyms | trip up |
Broader | learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see |
Meaning | Grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "did you catch that allusion?"; "don't catch your meaning" |
Synonyms | get |
Broader | understand |
Similar to | catch, get; get |
Meaning | Contract. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "did you catch a cold?" |
Narrower | catch cold |
Broader | contract, take, get |
Similar to | contract, take, get |
Meaning | Start burning. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate |
Meaning | Perceive by hearing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "I didn't catch your name" |
Synonyms | get |
Broader | hear |
Similar to | catch, take in, overhear |
Meaning | Suffer from the receipt of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
Synonyms | get |
Broader | hurt, ache, suffer |
Similar to | catch; get, receive |
Meaning | Attract. Cause to be enamored. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Synonyms | capture, enamour, trance, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant |
Narrower | hold; work |
Broader | attract, appeal |
Nouns | catch |
Meaning | Apprehend and reproduce accurately. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | get |
Broader | reproduce |
Similar to | catch, get |
Meaning | Take in and retain. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" |
Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard |
Similar to | capture, catch |
Nouns | catchment |
Meaning | Spread or be communicated. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "The fashion did not catch" |
Broader | spread, propagate |
Meaning | Be the catcher. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "Who is catching?" |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
Broader | play |
Similar to | catch, grab, take hold of |
Nouns | catcher |
Meaning | Become aware of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Broader | witness, find, see |
Similar to | catch |
Meaning | Delay or hold up. Prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned. |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
Broader | delay, detain, hold up |
Similar to | catch |