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1 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) pagauti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) suspėti į3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) užtikti, užklupti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) užsikrėsti5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) pri(si)verti6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trenkti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) išgirsti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) užsidegti2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pagavimas2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) skląstis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) laimikis4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) suktybė•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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2 take by surprise
1) (to catch unawares: The news took me by surprise.) netikėtai užklupti2) (to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack.) staiga užimti -
3 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) spąstai2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) spąstai2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) gaudyti (spąstais), paspęsti spąstus- trapper- trap-door
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