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• 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 crop — noun a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season • Hypernyms: ↑crop * * * noun : a crop grown between two crops in ordinary… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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-22 — [ˌkætʆ twenti ˈtuː] noun [uncountable] US noun [U] ► a difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible because it is also the cause of the problem: »But it is a catch 22 situation you can t get people without funding, but you …   Financial and business terms

• catch-22 — noun (plural catch 22 s or catch 22s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from Catch 22, paradoxical rule in the novel Catch 22 (1961) by Joseph Heller Date: 1971 1. a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• catch-pit — catchˈ basin or catchˈ pit noun A trap for dirt in a drain • • • Main Entry: ↑catch catch pit see ↑catch basin above. • • • Main Entry: ↑catch …   Useful english dictionary

• catch´i|ness — catch|y «KACH ee», adjective, catch|i|er, catch|i|est. Informal. 1. easy to remember; attracting attention or interest: »a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes 2. Figurat …   Useful english dictionary

• catch´i|ly — catch|y «KACH ee», adjective, catch|i|er, catch|i|est. Informal. 1. easy to remember; attracting attention or interest: »a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes 2. Figurat …   Useful english dictionary

• catch|y — «KACH ee», adjective, catch|i|er, catch|i|est. Informal. 1. easy to remember; attracting attention or interest: »a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes 2. Figurat …   Useful english dictionary

• catch-all — catch ,all1 adjective intended to include a lot of different things: a catch all phrase catch all catch ,all 2 noun count 1. ) a word, phrase, or group that includes a lot of different things 2. ) AMERICAN a container for a variety of things that …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• catch-22 — noun informal From Joseph Heller s novel Catch 22 , set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is self contradictory or that conflicts with another regulation. In Heller s book it referred to the regulation that flight crews must… …   Словарь американских идиом