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catch
  1. (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. syn.
  2. (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. syn. transl.
  3. (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. syn. transl.
  4. (uncountable) The game of catching a ball. transl.
  5. (countable) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. syn. transl.
  6. (countable) Something which is captured or caught. transl. syn.
  7. (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. syn. transl.
  8. (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
  9. (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation. syn. transl.
  10. (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
  11. (countable) A fragment of music or poetry. syn.
  12. (obsolete) A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
  13. (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
  14. (obsolete) A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
  15. (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.
  16. (music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. syn.
  17. (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
  18. (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
  19. (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
  20. (phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
  21. Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
  22. A slight remembrance; a trace.
  23. Synonyms:
  24. Examples:
    1. “That was an impressive catch by the running back.”
      “The catch of the perpetrator was the result of months of police and detective work.”
      “He tried closing the doors, but the catch was broken and light seeped in.”
catchment
  1. (often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
  2. A catchment area, or the people it serves.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The hospital's catchment extends across several counties, serving a vast population in need of medical care.”
      “The catchment surrounding the lake is responsible for collecting rainwater and directing it towards the reservoir.”
      “The catchment area for the city's main reservoir spans several miles, ensuring a steady flow of water from the surrounding hills.”
catchability
  1. The quality of being catchable.
  2. The relative or absolute amount of fish in a population that could be caught in a unit time under specified conditions
  3. Examples:
    1. “Diel variation in the catchability of gadoids and its influence on the reliability of abundance indices.”
catcher
  1. Someone or something that catches.
  2. (baseball) The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “It is the business of the centre boy to try to intercept these passes, or to cause a catcher of the ball to drop it.”
      “Elegant and sleek Doug Glanville patrols center field, and newly blossomed Mike Lieberthal is the catcher.”
      “Rumor had it that he had once given our catcher on the baseball team a big plug of chewing tobacco to try out.”
catchiness
  1. The state or quality of being catchy.
  2. Examples:
    1. “What stood out the most to me was the strength of the songs and their obvious catchiness.”
      “As ringtones become part of our environment, they could push pop music toward new levels of concision, repetition, and catchiness.”
      “The rather jarring songwriting style is noteworthy more for its ambience than its catchiness.”
catching
catchabilities
  1. plural of catchability
catchments
  1. plural of catchment
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Tararua Forest Park protects mountain landscapes, considerable tracts of indigenous forests and the upper catchments of many rivers.”
      “If the latter was the case, there could be a higher risk of winter flooding in a number of the region's river catchments.”
      “This challenges the concept of 800-metre walkable catchments for train stations.”
catchings
  1. plural of catching
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Foster and Catchings recommended federal and state governments to start large construction projects, a program followed by Hoover and Roosevelt.”
catchers
  1. plural of catcher
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Use plastic bags from stores or freezer bags as garbage catchers attached to your cutting table or serger.”
      “Baseball's coaching, scouting and executive ranks are filled with sore-kneed former catchers.”
      “The children were able to dip into various craft activities, such as making didgeridoos, rain sticks, dream catchers and drums.”
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