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English

1. 🔊 the act of catching an object with the hands
   “Mays made the catch with his back to the plate”
2. 🔊 a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
   “he played catch with his son in the backyard”
3. 🔊 a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
4. 🔊 a restraint that checks the motion of something
   “he used a book as a stop to hold the door open”
5. 🔊 a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
   “it sounds good but what's the catch?”
6. 🔊 a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
7. 🔊 anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
   “he shared his catch with the others”
8. 🔊 a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
9. 🔊 the quantity that was caught
   “the catch was only 10 fish”
10. 🔊 the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
11. 🔊 contract
    “did you catch a cold?”
12. 🔊 delay or hold up
    “I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting”
13. 🔊 be struck or affected by
    “catch fire”
14. 🔊 grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
    “did you catch that allusion?”
15. 🔊 discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly
    “She caught her son eating candy”
16. 🔊 become aware of
    “he caught her staring out the window”
17. 🔊 be the catcher
    “Who is catching?”
18. 🔊 cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
    “I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles”
19. 🔊 spread or be communicated
    “The fashion did not catch”
20. 🔊 take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    “Catch the ball!”
21. 🔊 take in and retain
    “We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater”
22. 🔊 attract and fix
    “His look caught her”
23. 🔊 apprehend and reproduce accurately
    “She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings”
24. 🔊 reach in time
    “I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock”
25. 🔊 suffer from the receipt of
    “She will catch hell for this behavior!”
26. 🔊 perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
    “I caught the aroma of coffee”
27. 🔊 hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    “We overheard the conversation at the next table”
28. 🔊 perceive by hearing
    “I didn't catch your name”
29. 🔊 get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
    “Catch some sleep”
30. 🔊 check oneself during an action
    “She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind”
31. 🔊 start burning
    “The fire caught”
32. 🔊 detect a blunder or misstep
    “The reporter tripped up the senator”
33. 🔊 catch up with and possibly overtake
    “The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp”
34. 🔊 succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    “We finally got the suspect”
35. 🔊 to hook or entangle
    “One foot caught in the stirrup”
36. 🔊 reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
    “the rock caught her in the back of the head”
37. 🔊 capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    “I caught a rabbit in the trap today”
38. 🔊 attract
    “She captured all the men's hearts”
39. 🔊 see or watch
    “view a show on television”

Spanish

1. 🔊 atrapada catch
2. 🔊 pescar to catch
3. 🔊 fiador catch, latch
4. 🔊 atrapar to catch, to get
5. 🔊 aferrar to catch, to hook
6. 🔊 prender to catch, to arrest
7. 🔊 retener to catch, to detain
8. 🔊 abacorar to catch, to surprise
9. 🔊 capturar to catch, trap, capture
10. 🔊 echar el guante to catch, glove, entrap
11. 🔊 pillar to catch, to catch up to
12. 🔊 truco catch, gimmick (hidden difficulty)
13. 🔊 cachar to catch, to get (to grasp mentally: perceive and understand)
14. 🔊 pegarse to catch, to be contagious (of a disease, a yawn, an accent, etc.)
15. 🔊 pillar to catch, to pick up, to bust, to nab (someone doing something illegal)
16. 🔊 pillar to catch, get, to grab (e.g. grab a cab, get lunch, grab a drink, catch a movie)

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