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• catch eye — catch (someone s) eye 1. to be noticed by someone because you are looking at them. She lit a cigarette while he tried to catch the waiter s eye. 2. to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by people. There were lots of dresses to choose …   New idioms dictionary

• Catch light — or catchlight is a photography term used to describe either the specular highlight in a subject s eye from a light source, or the light source itself. They are also referred to as eye lights or Obies, the latter a reference to Merle Oberon, who… …   Wikipedia

• catch — [kætʆ] verb caught PTandPP [kɔːt ǁ kɒːt] [transitive] 1. be caught in something to be in a situation that is difficult to escape from: • The government is caught in the middle of the dispute. • The yen was caught in a downward spiral. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• catch sb's eye/catch the eye of sb — ► to get someone s attention, or to be noticed by someone: »The high profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience. Main Entry: ↑catch …   Financial and business terms

• catch — ► VERB (past and past part. caught) 1) intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or dropped). 2) seize or take hold of. 3) capture after a chase or in a trap, net, etc. 4) be in time to board (a train, bus, etc.) or to see (a person,… …   English terms dictionary

• catch sb's eye — catch sb s eye/catch the eye of sb ► to get someone s attention, or to be noticed by someone: »The high profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience. Main Entry: ↑catch …   Financial and business terms

• catch the eye of sb — catch sb s eye/catch the eye of sb ► to get someone s attention, or to be noticed by someone: »The high profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience. Main Entry: ↑catch …   Financial and business terms

• catch — vb 1 Catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag are comparable when meaning to get into one s possession or under one s control either by taking or seizing or by means of skill, craft, or trickery. Catch, the ordinary and general term of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• catch someone's eye — catch (someone s) eye 1. to be noticed by someone because you are looking at them. She lit a cigarette while he tried to catch the waiter s eye. 2. to be attractive or different enough to be noticed by people. There were lots of dresses to choose …   New idioms dictionary

• Catch — Catch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caught}or {Catched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catching}. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen, OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser, fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of capere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catch someone's eye — ► catch someone s eye 1) be noticed by someone. 2) attract someone s attention by maki ng eye contact. Main Entry: ↑catch …   English terms dictionary