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• catch — [kach, kech] vt. caught, catching [ME cacchen < Anglo Fr cachier < VL * captiare < L captare, to seize < pp. of capere, to take hold: see HAVE] 1. to seize and hold, as after a chase; capture 2. to seize or take by or as by a trap,… …   English World 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 some rays — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get tanned while sunbathing. * /Tomorrow I ll go to the beach and try to catch some rays./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• catch some rays — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get tanned while sunbathing. * /Tomorrow I ll go to the beach and try to catch some rays./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• catch — verb (past and past participle caught) 1》 intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).     ↘seize or take hold of.     ↘Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground. 2》 capture (a… …   English new terms dictionary

• catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …   Useful english dictionary

• catch — catchable, adj. /kach/, v., caught, catching, n., adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, esp. after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse. 2. to trap or ensnare: to catch a fish. 3. to intercept and seize; take and hold (something… …   Universalium

• catch — [[t]kætʃ[/t]] v. caught, catch•ing, n. adj. 1) to seize or capture, esp. after pursuit: to catch a thief[/ex] 2) to trap or ensnare: to catch fish[/ex] 3) to take and hold (something thrown, falling, etc.): to catch the ball[/ex] 4) to surprise… …   From formal English to slang

• catch the wave — American & Australian to try to get an advantage for yourself by becoming involved with something that is becoming popular or fashionable. Older Spanish restaurants are expanding to try to catch the tapas wave …   New idioms dictionary

• catch something — tv. to see or listen to something. (More specific than the colloquial sense, to manage to hear something.) □ I will try to catch that new movie this weekend. □ Did you catch that radio program about cancer last night? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions