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to catch a person's eye

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  • eye-catcher — noun a striking person or thing that attracts attention • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑center of attention, ↑centre of attention * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : something that strongly attracts the eye ads that were real eye catchers * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • eye — eyeable, adj. eyelike, adj. eyer, n. /uy/, n., pl. eyes, (Archaic) eyen or eyne; v., eyed, eying or eyeing. n. 1. the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans… …   Universalium

  • catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • catch — [[t]kæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ catches, catching, caught 1) VERB If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. [V n] Police say they are confident of catching the gunman... [V n] Where did you… …   English dictionary

  • catch — I. verb (caught; catching) Etymology: Middle English cacchen, from Anglo French cacher, chacher, chacer to hunt, from Vulgar Latin *captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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 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 — 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

  • eye-catcher — eye′ catch er n. cvb a person or thing that attracts the attention • Etymology: 1920–25 eye′ catch ing, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • eye-catcher — eye catch er n. An object or person that seizes the attention; as, her Statue of Liberty outfit was an eye catcher. Syn: attention getter. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eye — eye1 [ aı ] noun count *** ▸ 1 body part for seeing ▸ 2 expression on someone s face ▸ 3 for saying someone is looking ▸ 4 hole in needle ▸ 5 calm center of storm ▸ 6 spot on potato ▸ 7 part that hook fits into ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the two… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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