Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 6830 6992028 2009-07-16T19:54:51Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates ==English== ===Pronunciation=== * {{enPR|kăch}}, {{IPA|/kætʃ/|/kɛtʃ/}}, {{SAMPA|/k{tS/|/kEtS/}} * {{audio|en-us-catch.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ætʃ}}, {{rhymes|ɛtʃ}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|es|-}} # {{countable}} The act of [[seizing]] or [[capture|capturing]]. {{jump|act of capturing|s}} #: ''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]]. {{jump|catching a ball|s|t}} #: ''The player made an impressive '''catch'''.'' #: ''Nice '''catch'''!'' # {{countable}} The act of noticing, [[understand]]ing or hearing. {{jump|act of noticing|s|t}} #: ''Good '''catch'''. I never would have remembered that.'' # {{uncountable}} The game of catching a ball. {{jump|ball game|t}} #: ''The kids love to play '''catch'''.'' # {{countable}} A [[find]], in particular a [[boyfriend]] or [[girlfriend]] or prospective [[spouse]]. {{jump|a find|s|t}} #: ''Did you see his latest '''catch'''?'' #: ''He's a good '''catch'''.'' # {{countable}} Something which is captured or caught. {{jump|something caught|t}} #: ''The fishermen took pictures of their '''catch'''.'' # {{uncountable}} The amount which is caught, especially of [[fish]]. {{jump|quantity captured|s}} #: ''The '''catch''' amounted to five tons of swordfish.'' # {{countable}} A stopping [[mechanism]], especially a [[clasp]] which stops something from [[open]]ing. {{jump|stopping mechanism|s|t}} #: ''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]]. {{jump|hidden difficulty|s|t}} #: ''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]]. {{jump|fragment of music|s}} #* {{quote-book|1852|Mrs M.A. Thompson|chapter=The Tutor's Daughter|Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion|page=266|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hdcRAAAAYAAJ |passage=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]]. #* {{quote-book|1678|[[w:John Bunyan|John Bunyan]]|The Pilgrim's Progress|section=[[wikisource:The Pilgrim's Progress/Part I/Section 3|Part I Section 3]] |passage=You lie at the '''catch''' again: this is not for edification.}} # {{countable|agriculture}} A [[crop]] which has [[germinate]]d and begun to grow. #* {{quote-book|1905||Eighth Biennial Report of the Board of Horticulture of the State of Oregon|page=204|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zmdJAAAAMAAJ |passage=There was a good '''catch''' of rye and a good fall growth.}} # {{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. #* {{quote-book|1966|Allen Tate|T. S. Eliot: The Man and His Work|page=76|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=G5ZaAAAAMAAJ |passage=One night, I remember, we sang a '''catch''', written (words and music) by Orlo Williams, for three voices. }} # {{countable|music}} The [[refrain]]; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. {{jump|refrain|s}} #* {{quote-book|2003|Robert Hugh Benson|Come Rack! Come Rope!|page=268|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=f5abPx1KeKQC |passage=The phrase repeated itself like the '''catch''' of a song. }} # {{countable|cricket}} The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out. #* {{quote-news|1997|May 10|Henry Blofeld|Cricket: Rose and Burns revive Somerset|The Independent|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4855186.html |passage=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. #* {{quote-news|1894|September 16||To Meet Lord Hawke's Team|The New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C03E3DC1131E033A25755C1A96F9C94659ED7CF|page=21 |passage={{...}} 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. #* {{quote-news|1935|June 7|Robert F. Kelley|California Crews Impress at Debut|The New York Times|page=29|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C13F73C5B177A93C5A9178DD85F418385F9 |passage= 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]]. #* {{quote-book|2006|Mitsugu Sakihara et al.|Okinawan-English Wordbook|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Antv4KV1ff4C|isbn=0824831020 |passage=The glottal stop or glottal '''catch''' is the sound used in English in the informal words uh-huh 'yes' and uh-uh 'no'.}} ====Synonyms==== * {{jump|s|act of capturing}} [[seizure]], [[capture]], [[collar]], [[snatch]] * {{jump|s|catching a ball|t}} [[grasp]], [[snatch]] * {{jump|s|act of noticing|t}} [[observation]] * {{jump|s|a find|t}} [[prize]], [[find]]; [[conquest]], [[beau]] * {{jump|s|quantity captured}} [[haul]], [[take]] * {{jump|s|stopping mechanism|t}} [[stop]], [[chock]]; [[clasp]], [[latch]] * {{jump|s|hidden difficulty|t}} [[snag]], [[problem]]; [[trick]], [[gimmick]] * {{jump|s|fragment of music}} [[snatch]], [[fragment]]; [[snippet]], [[bit]] * {{jump|s|refrain}} [[chorus]], [[refrain]], [[burden]] ====Derived terms==== * [[bycatch]] * [[catchful]] * [[catchy]] * [[crowd catch]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|the act of catching a ball {{jump|t|catching a ball|s}} }} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|opvangen}}, {{t+|nl|vangen}} * [[Ewe]]: [[xe]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|koppi}} * German: {{t+|de|Fang|m}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|תפיסה|f|tr=tfisa|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|presa}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|捕る|tr=toru|sc=Jpan}} * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[گرتن]]}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|daka|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: [[fångst]] {{c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend {{jump|t|a find|s}} }} * Dutch: {{t|nl|vangst|f}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|saalis}}, {{t-|fi|löytö}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Fang|m}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|捕まえる|tr=tsukamaeru|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a clasp which stops something from opening {{jump|t|stopping mechanism|s}} }} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|haak|m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|haka}}, {{t-|fi|salpa}}, {{t-|fi|solki}} {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|hasp|c}}, {{t-|sv|hake|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation {{jump|t|hidden difficulty|s}} }} * Dutch: {{t|nl|struikelblok|n}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|koukku}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|עוקץ|m|tr='oqetz|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|trappola}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|hake|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|that which is captured {{jump|t|something caught}} }} * Dutch: {{t|nl|vangst|f}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|saalis}} * German: {{t+|de|Fang|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|捕る|tr=toru|sc=Jpan}} * Swedish: [[fångst]] {{c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|the act of noticing, understanding or hearing {{jump|t|act of noticing|s}} }} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|huomio}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|the game of catching a ball {{jump|t|ball game}} }} * Finnish: {{t|fi|kopittelu}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|キャッチボール|tr=kyacchibōru|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|catches|catching|caught}} # {{transitive}} To [[seize]] a moving object, with the hands or otherwise. {{jump|seize in motion|s|t}} #: ''I will throw you the ball, and you '''catch''' it.'' #: ''Watch me '''catch''' this raisin in my mouth.'' # {{transitive}} To [[capture]] or [[snare]], especially an animal. {{jump|capture prey|s}} #: ''I hope I '''catch''' a fish.'' # {{transitive}} To [[seize]] after a [[pursuit]]. {{jump|pursue and seize|s}} #: ''He ran but we '''caught''' him at the exit.'' #: ''The police '''caught''' the robber at a nearby casino.'' # {{transitive}} To grasp mentally: [[perceive]] and [[understand]]. {{jump|perceive and understand|t}} #: ''Did you '''catch''' his name? #: ''Did you '''catch''' the way she looked at him?'' # {{transitive}} To [[attract]] and [[hold]]. #: ''He managed to '''catch''' her attention.'' # {{transitive}} To [[charm]] or [[entrance]]. #* {{quote-book|2004|Catherine Asaro|The Moon's Shadow|page=40|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=O2Rj1kYTF1kC|isbn=076534324X |passage=No, a far more natural beauty '''caught''' him. }} # {{transitive}} To [[discover]], to [[surprise]] in the act. #: ''He was '''caught''' on video robbing the bank.'' #: ''He was '''caught''' in the act of stealing a biscuit.'' # {{transitive}} To [[seize]] (an [[opportunity]]). {{jump|seize opportunity|t}} #* {{quote-book|1811|[[w:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]]|Sense and Sensibility|section=[[wikisource:Sense_and_Sensibility/Chapter_18|Chapter 18]] |passage={{...}} she internally resolved henceforward to '''catch''' every opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself, {{...}} }} # {{transitive}} To [[take in]]; to [[watch]] or [[listen to]] (an entertainment). #: ''I have some free time tonight so I think I'll '''catch''' a movie.'' # {{transitive}} To be [[in time]] for; to [[reach]] in time (especially, in time to leave). #: ''I would love to have dinner but I have to '''catch''' a plane.'' # {{transitive}} To [[travel]] by means of. #* {{quote-book|1987|[[w:A.J. Quinnell|A.J. Quinnell]]|In the Name of the Father|page=111|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GJc1izYyDIkC|isbn=0453005713 |passage=After about a kilometer I '''caught''' a taxi to Santa Croce.}} # {{transitive}} To [[spread]] or be [[convey]]ed to. #: ''The fire spread slowly until it '''caught''' the eaves of the barn.'' # {{transitive}} To be [[infect]]ed by. #: ''Everyone seems to be '''catching''' the flu this week.'' # {{transitive}} To be [[affect]]ed by; to join in. #: ''She finally '''caught''' the mood of the occasion.'' # {{transitive}} To [[regain]] something necessary, such as [[breath]] or [[sleep]]. #: ''I have to stop for a moment and '''catch''' my breath.'' #: ''I '''caught''' some Z's on the train.'' # {{transitive}} To [[overtake]] or [[catch up]] to. #: ''We didn't '''catch''' the van until the next exit.'' # {{transitive}} To [[receive]] and [[retain]]. #: ''The bucket '''catches''' water from the downspout.'' # {{transitive}} To have something be [[hold back|held back]] or [[impede]]d. #: ''I '''caught''' my heel on the threshold.'' # {{transitive}} To [[suffer]] from; to [[receive]]. #: ''You're going to '''catch''' a beating if they find out.'' #: ''We '''caught''' a run of bad luck this year.'' # {{transitive}} To [[reproduce]] or [[echo]] a spirit or idea faithfully. #: ''You've really '''caught''' his determination in this sketch.'' # {{intransitive}} To [[engage]], [[stick]], or [[latch]]. {{jump|engage|t}} #: ''Push it in until it '''catches'''.'' # {{intransitive}} To make a [[grasp]]ing or [[snatch]]ing motion. #: ''He '''caught''' at the railing as he fell.'' # {{intransitive}} To [[catch fire]]; to [[ignite]]. #: ''The trees '''caught''' quickly in the dry wind.'' # {{intransitive}} To be [[hold back|held back]] or [[impede]]d. #: ''Be careful your dress doesn't '''catch''' on that knob.'' # {{intransitive}} To [[hesitate]], as if [[momentarily]] stuck. #: ''His voice '''caught''' when he came to his father's name.'' #: ''I was about to say something unpleasant, but I managed to '''catch''' myself.'' # {{intransitive|rare}} To [[spread]] by [[contagion]]. #: ''The plague '''caught''' there, and left half the town dead.'' # {{intransitive}} To [[serve]] well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish. #* {{quote-book|1877||Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture|page=135|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tXUSAAAAYAAJ |passage=The nets '''caught''' well, and Mr. Deeley reported it the best fishing ground he ever tried. }} # {{transitive}} To [[hit]] someone in a specific place. #: ''If he '''catches''' you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.'' # {{transitive}} To be [[hit]] by something. {{jump|be hit|s}} #: ''He '''caught''' a bullet in the back of the head last year.'' # {{transitive}} To [[touch]] or be touched by, especially wind or light. #: ''The sunlight '''caught''' the leaves and the trees turned to gold.'' # {{transitive}} To [[entrap]] or [[trip up]] a person, especially deceptively. #* {{quote-book|1611||[[w:Authorized King James Version|Authorized King James Version]]|section=[[wikisource:Bible_(King_James)/Mark#Chapter_12|Mark 12:13 ]] |passage=And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to '''catch''' him in his words.}} # {{transitive|rare}} To become [[pregnant]]. #* {{quote-book|2002|Orpha Caton|Shadow on the Creek|page=102-103|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GmLXMp0c3NMC|isbn1591602653 |passage=Had Nancy got '''caught''' with a child? If so she would destroy her parent's dreams for her.}} # {{transitive|dated}} To [[marry]] or enter into a similar [[relationship]] with a man. #* {{quote-book|1933|[[w:Sinclair Lewis|Sinclair Lewis]]|Ann Vickers|page=108|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NF5JAAAAMAAJ |passage=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.}} #* {{quote-book|2006|Michael Collier and Georgia Machemer|Medea|page=23|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XKDr4vXVbvIC|isbn=0195145666 |passage=As for Aspasia, concubinage with Pericles brought her as much honor as she could hope to claim in Athens. {{...}} from the moment she '''caught''' her man, this influential, unconventional woman became a lightning rod {{...}} }} # {{transitive|computing}} To handle an [[exception]]. {{jump|handle error|t}} #: ''When the program '''catches''' an exception, this is recorded in the log file.'' # {{transitive|baseball}} To play a specific period of time as the [[catcher]]. #: ''He '''caught''' the last three innings.'' # {{transitive|cricket}} To end a player's [[innings]] by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. #: ''Townsend hit 29 before he was '''caught''' by Wilson.'' # {{transitive|rowing}} To lower one's oars into the water at the beginning of the stroke. #* {{quote-book|1906|Arthur W. Stevens|Practical Rowing with Scull and Sweep|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=M6ICAAAAYAAJ|page=63 |passage=Stop gathering, in that gradual fashion, and '''catch''' the water sharply and decisively.}} # {{transitive|surfing}} To contact a [[wave]] in such a way that one can ride it back to [[shore]]. #* {{quote-book|2001|John Lull|Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue|page=203|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h5IVyQlKsL4C|isbn=0899972748 |passage=If you are surfing a wave through the rocks, make sure you have a clear route before '''catching''' the wave. }} # {{transitive|US|dialectal}} To [[deliver]] or assist in the delivery of a [[baby]]. #* {{quote-book|1994|[[w:Chris Offutt|Chris Offutt]]|The Vintage Book of American Short Stories|chapter=Aunt Granny Lith|page=391|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1q4GtKCPl3MC|isbn=0679745130 |passage= The last granny-woman in these pans. She '''caught''' three hundred babies on this creek. }} # {{intransitive|agriculture}} To [[germinate]] and set down [[root]]s. #: ''The seeds '''caught''' and grew.'' # {{intransitive|automotive|of an engine}} To [[turn over]]. #: ''The engine finally '''caught''' and roared to life.'' # {{intransitive|sailing|of sails}} To receive [[wind]]; to be blown on. #* {{quote-book|2003|Jerry Dennis|The Living Great Lakes|page=63|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3P8lsPL0FQQC|isbn=0312251939 |passage={{...}} the sails '''caught''' and filled, and the boat jumped to life beneath us.}} ====Synonyms==== * {{jump|s|seize in motion}} [[snatch]], [[grab]] * {{jump|s|capture prey}} [[capture]], [[take]]; [[snare]], [[hook]] * {{jump|s|pursue and seize}} [[take down]], [[collar]], [[apprehend]], [[arrest]] * {{jump|s|be hit}} [[take]], [[get]] ====Antonyms==== * [[drop]], [[release]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Terms derived from the verb "to catch"}} * [[catchable]] * [[catchall]] * [[catchbasin]] * [[catcher]] * [[catch-breath]] * [[catch cold]] * [[catch a cold]] * [[catch a crab]] * [[catch a tan]] * [[catch as catch can]] {{rel-mid}} * [[catch fire]] * [[catch it]] * [[catch on]] * [[catch out]] * [[catch over]] * [[catch up]] * [[caught in the act]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to seize an object, especially in the hands {{jump|t|seize object}} }} * Arabic: {{t|ar|أمسك|tr='amsaka|sc=Arab}} * Chinese: {{t-|cmn|捕|tr=bǔ|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t|cmn|抓住|tr=zhuāzhù|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t-|cmn|抓|tr=zhuā|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|chytit}}, {{t-|cs|chytnout}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vangen}} * Finnish: [[pyydystää]], [[ottaa kiinni]], [[napata]], [[siepata]] * French: {{t+|fr|attraper}} * German: {{t+|de|fangen}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|תפס|tr=tafás|sc=Hebr}} * Irish: {{t|ga|beir ar|xs=Irish}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|捕まえる|tr=tsukamaeru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|捕る|tr=toru|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: {{t+|ko|잡다|tr=japda|sc=Hang}} * Russian: {{t|ru|поймать|tr=pojmát'|sc=Cyrl}} {{pf}}, {{t|ru|ловить|tr=lovít'|sc=Cyrl}} {{impf}} * Slovene: [[ujeti]] * Swedish: [[fånga]], [[fatta]] (''dated'') {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to perceive and understand {{jump|t|perceive and understand}} }} * Czech: {{t-|cs|zachytit}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|käsittää}}, {{t+|fi|ymmärtää}} * German: {{t+|de|verstehen}}, {{t+|de|begreifen}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|תפס|tr=tafás|sc=Hebr}} * Slovene: [[ujeti]] * Swedish: [[fatta]] (''colloquial''), [[uppfatta]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to seize an opportunity {{jump|t|seize opportunity}} }} * Czech: {{t-|cs|chytit}}, {{t-|cs|chytnout}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to reach in time to leave {{jump|t|reach in time}} }} * Czech: {{t-|cs|chytit}}, {{t-|cs|chytnout}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|halen}} * German: [[bekommen]], [[erwischen]] {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: {{t|he|תפס|tr=tafás|sc=Hebr}} * Slovene: [[ujeti]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to engage, stick, or grasp {{jump|t|engage}} }} * Czech: {{t-|cs|chytit}} se, {{t-|cs|chytnout}} se {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|tarttua}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to handle a computer error, especially an exception {{jump|t|handle error}} }} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|siepata}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top|could be any sense}} * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[tangkap]], [[sergap]] * {{ttbc|Japanese}}: [[捕まる]] ([[つかまる]], tsukamaru), [[捕まえる]] ([[つかまえる]], tsukamaeru) {{trans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Romanian}}: [[prinde]] * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[atrapar]] {{trans-bottom}} ===Dictionary notes=== * For a survey of treatments of this word in various major dictionaries, see [[Appendix:Dictionary notes/catch]]. 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