catch meaning
EN
[kætʃ] [kɛtʃ] [ˈkʰæt͡ʃ] [ˈkʰɛt͡ʃ] [-ætʃ] [-ɛtʃ] 
US WCatch
- Catch may refer to:
FR catch 
- NounPLcatches
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. syn.
- The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. syn. transl.
- The player made an impressive catch.
- Nice catch!
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. syn. transl.
- Good catch. I never would have remembered that.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball. transl.
- The kids love to play catch.
- (countable) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. syn. transl.
- Did you see his latest catch?
- He's a good catch.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught. transl. syn.
- The fishermen took pictures of their catch.
- The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. syn. transl.
- She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation. syn. transl.
- It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?
- Be careful, that's a catch question.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry. syn.
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
- (obsolete) A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
- You lie at the catch again: this is not for edification.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- There was a good catch of rye and a good fall growth.
- (obsolete) A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. syn.
- The phrase repeated itself like the catch of a song.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- It was he who removed Peter Bowler with the help of a good catch at third slip.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- [ …] in the field he is all activity, covers an immense amount of ground, and is a sure catch.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- They are sitting up straighter, breaking their arms at the catch and getting on a terrific amount of power at the catch with each stroke.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- The glottal stop or glottal catch is the sound used in English in the informal words uh-huh 'yes' and uh-uh 'no'.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. syn.
- VerbSGcatchesPRcatchingPT, PPcaught
- (heading) To capture, overtake.
- I hope I catch a fish. He ran but we caught him at the exit. The police caught the robber at a nearby casino.
- And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
- The public [ …] said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote.
- If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.
- If you leave now you might catch him. I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane.
- He was caught on video robbing the bank. He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit.
- catch the bus
- Had Nancy got caught with a child? If so she would destroy her parent's dreams for her.
- (heading) To seize hold of.
- I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me.
- I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath. I caught some Z's on the train.
- My leg was caught in a tree-root.
- Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob. His voice caught when he came to his father's name.
- Push it in until it catches. The engine finally caught and roared to life.
- I caught my heel on the threshold.
- He caught at the railing as he fell.
- The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn.
- Stop gathering, in that gradual fashion, and catch the water sharply and decisively.
- The seeds caught and grew.
- If you are surfing a wave through the rocks, make sure you have a clear route before catching the wave.
- When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file.
- (heading) To intercept.
- I will throw you the ball, and you catch it. Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth.
- she internally resolved henceforward to catch every opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself, [ …] .
- Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson.
- He caught the last three innings.
- (heading) To receive (by being in the way).
- You're going to catch a beating if they find out.
- The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold. Her hair was caught by the light breeze.
- Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week.
- Does the sedition catch from man to man?
- The bucket catches water from the downspout. The trees caught quickly in the dry wind.
- She finally caught the mood of the occasion.
- He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year.
- The nets caught well, and Mr. Deeley reported it the best fishing ground he ever tried.
- Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.
- (heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect.
- Did you catch his name? Did you catch the way she looked at him?
- I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.
- You've really caught his determination in this sketch.
- (heading) To seize attention, interest.
- No, a far more natural beauty caught him.
- He managed to catch her attention. The enormous scarf did catch my eye.
- (heading) To obtain or experience.
- (heading) To capture, overtake.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- She's caught in a trap; she whores all night just to earn enough so that she can spend the day getting stoned.
- A coin on the ground caught the sun and I stooped to pick it up.
- He is on the disabled list with rotator cuff inflammation, and on Sunday he caught Ian Kennedy in the bullpen to get his legs reaccustomed to the feel of his demanding position.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- His infamous behaviour only redounded back upon him when he was caught.
- He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of catch in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Verbs by inflection type
- Irregular verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "catch" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb, a transitive verb and a verbs by inflection type.