catch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: catch	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for catch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catch n a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?" Synonym(s): catch, gimmick the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" Synonym(s): catch, haul a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect Synonym(s): catch, match anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others" a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" Synonym(s): catch, stop a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard" the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" Synonym(s): catch, grab, snatch, snap the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" Synonym(s): apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody v 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" 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" Synonym(s): catch, pick up 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" Synonym(s): get, catch take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" Synonym(s): catch, grab, take hold of succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" Synonym(s): get, catch, capture to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" Synonym(s): hitch, catch Antonym(s): unhitch attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" Synonym(s): catch, arrest, get capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" Synonym(s): capture, catch reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" Synonym(s): overtake, catch, catch up with be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood" check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" Synonym(s): catch, take in, overhear see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" Synonym(s): watch, view, see, catch, take in cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" Synonym(s): trip up, catch grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "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"; "I just don't get him" Synonym(s): catch, get contract; "did you catch a cold?" start burning; "The fire caught" perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" Synonym(s): catch, get suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" Synonym(s): catch, get attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" Synonym(s): catch, get take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch" be the catcher; "Who is catching?" become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catch \Catch\, n. 1. Act of seizing; a grasp. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate. 3. 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. [Archaic] --Addison. The common and the canon law . . . lie at catch, and wait advantages one againt another. --T. Fuller. 4. That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish. Hector shall have a great catch if he knock out either of your brains. --Shak. 5. Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony. [Colloq.] --Marryat. 6. pl. Passing opportunities seized; snatches. It has been writ by catches with many intervals. --Locke. 7. A slight remembrance; a trace. We retain a catch of those pretty stories. --Glanvill. 8. (Mus.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caught}[or] {Catched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catching}. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen, OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser, fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of capere to take, catch. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Chase}, {Case} a box.] 1. 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. 2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief. [bd]They pursued . . . and caught him.[b8] --Judg. i. 6. 3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish. 4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. [bd]To catch him in his words[b8]. --Mark xii. 13. 5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody. [bd]Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the issue.[b8] --Tennyson. 6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building. 7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm. The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden. 8. To get possession of; to attain. Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak. 9. 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. 10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing. 11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train. {To catch fire}, to become inflamed or ignited. {to catch it} to get a scolding or beating; to suffer punishment. [Colloq.] {To catch one's eye}, to interrupt captiously while speaking. [Colloq.] [bd]You catch me up so very short.[b8] --Dickens. {To catch up}, to snatch; to take up suddenly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catch \Catch\, v. i. 1. To attain possession. [Obs.] Have is have, however men do catch. --Shak. 2. 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. 3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch. 4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. Does the sedition catch from man to man? --Addison. {To catch at}, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or use. [bd][To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the state.[b8] --Addison. {To catch up with}, to come up with; to overtake.