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"it sounds good but what's the catch?"nouna drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
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"She will catch hell for this behavior!"verbsuffer from the receipt of
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verbtake hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
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"Did you catch the thief?"verbsucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
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verbattract and fix
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nouna person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
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verbattract; cause to be enamored
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verbcatch up with and possibly overtake
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nouna break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)type of:
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"he played catch with his son in the backyard"nouna cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forthtype of:
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nouna fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
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"he shared his catch with the others"nounanything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)type of:
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verbbecome aware of
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"Who is catching?"verbbe the catchertype of:
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"She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"verbcheck oneself during an action
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"did you catch a cold?"verbcontract
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verbdelay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
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verbdiscover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain statetype of:
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"catch one's breath"verbget or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
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"I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"verbreach in time
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"The fashion did not catch"verbspread or be communicated
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"We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"verbtake in and retain
- "ears open to catch every sound"
- "I didn't catch your name"
- "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
- "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
- "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
- "Did you catch the thief?"
- "the catch was only 10 fish"
- "did you catch that allusion?"
- "don't catch your meaning"
- "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
- "he shared his catch with the others"
- "catch fire"
- "catch the mood"
- "Who is catching?"
- "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
- "did you catch a cold?"
- "catch one's breath"
- "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"
- "The fashion did not catch"
- "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"