Scrabble?! CATCH

Definitions of CATCH in various dictionaries:

noun - a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

noun - the quantity that was caught

noun - a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

noun - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

noun - a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

noun - a restraint that checks the motion of something

noun - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

noun - a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

noun - the act of catching an object with the hands

noun - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

verb - discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly

verb - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

verb - reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

verb - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

verb - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

verb - to hook or entangle

verb - attract and fix

verb - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

verb - reach in time

verb - get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

verb - catch up with and possibly overtake

verb - be struck or affected by

verb - check oneself during an action

verb - hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

verb - see or watch

verb - cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

verb - detect a blunder or misstep

verb - grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

verb - contract

verb - start burning

verb - perceive by hearing

verb - suffer from the receipt of

verb - attract

verb - apprehend and reproduce accurately

verb - take in and retain

verb - spread or be communicated

verb - be the catcher

verb - become aware of

verb - delay or hold up

To capture or seize, especially after a chase.

To take by or as if by trapping or snaring.

To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally: He was caught in the act of stealing.

To become cognizant or aware of suddenly: caught her gazing out the window.

To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp: caught me by the arm; caught the reins.

To grab so as to stop the motion of: catch a ball.

To overtake: The green car caught me on the straightaway.

To reach just in time; take: caught the bus to town; catch a wave.

To hold, as by snagging or entangling.

To cause to become suddenly or accidentally hooked, entangled, or fastened: caught my hem on the stair.

To hold up; delay: was caught in traffic for an hour.

To hit; strike: a punch that caught me in the stomach.

To check (oneself) during an action: I caught myself before replying.

To become subject to or to contract, as by exposure to a pathogen: catch a cold.

To become affected by or infused with: caught the joyous mood of the festival.

To suffer from the receipt of (criticism, for example): caught hell for being late.

To take or get suddenly, momentarily, or quickly: We caught a glimpse of the monarch.

To grasp mentally; apprehend: I don’t catch your meaning.

To apprehend and reproduce accurately by or as if by artistic means: an impressionist who caught the effects of wind and water in his paintings.

To attract and fix; arrest: couldn’t catch their attention; caught the teacher’s eye.

To charm; captivate.

To go to see (a performance, for example): caught the midnight show.

To get (something required), usually quickly or for a brief period: catch some sleep.

To become held, entangled, or fastened: My coat caught in the car door.

To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something: tried to catch at the life preserver.

To be communicable or infectious; spread.

To ignite: The fire caught.

To act as catcher.

The act of catching; a taking and holding.

Something that catches, especially a device for fastening or for checking motion.

Something caught: The mistake you found was a good catch.

One, such as a person or thing, that is worth catching.

Sports.

The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground.

A game of throwing and catching a ball.

A quantity that is caught: The catch amounted to 50 fish.

A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice.

A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism.

A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback: It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch.

A snatch; a fragment.

A canonical, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

To understand; perceive.

To become popular: Skateboarding caught on quickly.

To snatch: The mugger caught the wallet up and fled.

To detect (another) in a mistake or wrongdoing: Auditors caught up with the embezzler.

To come up from behind; overtake.

To become involved with, often unwillingly: was caught up in the scandal.

To captivate; enthrall: I was caught up in the mood of the evening.

To bring up to date; brief: Let me catch you up on all the gossip.

To bring an activity nearer to completion: I must catch up on my correspondence.

To ignite.

To become very enthusiastic.

To receive a punishment or scolding.

verb - to capture after pursuit