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/kæt͡ʃ/ · catch
noun
- The act of seizing or capturing something. The police made the catch of the notorious thief after a long investigation.
- The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. She made an impressive catch at the edge of the outfield.
- The act of noticing, understanding, or hearing something. Good catch on that typo; I would have missed it otherwise.
verb
- To capture or overtake something or someone. The hunter managed to catch a rabbit before it fled.
- To seize hold of; to grasp. He tried to catch the rope before it slipped through his fingers.
- To intercept or receive something in transit. She caught the train just as the doors were closing.
Did you know? The idiom ‘catch‑22’ was coined by author Joseph Heller in his 1961 novel, describing a paradoxical situation where the solution is made impossible by the problem itself.