0 to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air:
1 to find and stop a person or animal that is trying to escape:
Great pressure was put on the police to catch the terrorists as soon as possible.
[ + -ing verb ] Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night.
They were happy because they had caught a lot of fish that day.
figurative I can see you're busy right now, so I'll catch you (= speak to you) later.
2 to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong:
[ + -ing verb ] He caught her reading his old love letters.
If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated.
Her pictures caught my imagination.
He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house.
You won't catch me at work after four o'clock.
You won't catch Carla eating in a cheap restaurant, oh no.
3 to travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc.:
4 to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus:
5 to manage to hear or see something, so you understand or remember it:
I couldn't catch what the announcer said, with all the other noise going on.
Here are some of the exhibitions you should catch this summer.
7 to hit something, especially without intending to:
8 to become involved in something, often without wanting to:
9 to stop breathing for a moment, or to begin to breathe correctly again after running or other exercise:
10 If you have caught the sun, the sun has made your skin a slightly darker brown or red colour:
12 a hidden problem or disadvantage:
The fishermen were disappointed with their catch that day.
Her new boyfriend's not much of a catch really, is he?
14 a small device on a door, window, bag, etc. that keeps it fastened
16 to take or get hold of a moving object, or to hold and prevent someone from getting away:
18 to see or hear something or someone, or to understand:
19 to travel or be able to travel on a train, bus, aircraft, etc.:
20 to get an illness:
I caught a cold.
21 a hidden problem or disadvantage:
22 a small device with a movable part that is used to fasten something:
23 the act of taking hold of something that is thrown or comes through the air:
24 to surprise someone and cause difficulty for them:
26 to become involved in something, often without wanting to:
27 a hidden problem or disadvantage:
The catch is that during the calendar year you can only make six withdrawals from your account.
28 a new employee that a company is very pleased to have because they are very valuable:
He is a super-bright economist who is a real catch for the department.
Jenny stood with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball.
She bought a net to catch butterflies.
Police set up roadblocks on all roads out of the town in an effort to catch the bombers.
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