catches

Definitions of catches 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

verb - to capture after pursuit