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catch

გამოთქმა: /katʃ/

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Universal
  • 1an act of catching something, typically a ball.
  • Cricket a chance or act of catching the ball to dismiss a batsman:he took a brilliant catch at deep square leg
  • an amount of fish caught:the UK’s North Sea haddock catch
  • 2 [mass noun] a game in which a ball is thrown back and forth between two or more players.
  • 3a device for securing something such as a door, window, or box:the window catch was rusty
  • 4a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation:there’s a catch in it somewhere
  • 5 [in singular] informal a person considered desirable as a partner or spouse:Giles is a good catch for any girl
  • 6 [in singular] an unevenness in a person’s voice caused by emotion:there was a catch in Anne’s voice
  • 7 Music a round, typically one with words arranged to produce a humorous effect.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped):she threw the bottle into the air and caught it again
  • intercept the fall of (someone): he fell forwards and Linda caught him
  • seize or take hold of:he caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him
  • [no object] (catch at) grasp or try to grasp:his hands caught at her arms as she tried to turn away
  • Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground: I was caught on the square-leg boundary for 96
  • 2capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):we hadn’t caught a single rabbit
  • succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one.
  • (be caught in) unexpectedly find oneself in (an unwelcome situation):my sister was caught in a thunderstorm
  • surprise (someone) in an incriminating situation or in the act of doing something wrong:he was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home
  • come upon (someone) unexpectedly:unexpected snow caught us by surprise
  • 3 [no object, with adverbial of place] (of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something:a button caught in her hair
  • [with object and adverbial of place] have (a part of one’s body or clothing) become entangled or trapped in something:she caught her foot in the bedspread figurativecompanies face increased risks of being caught in a downward spiral
  • [with object and adverbial of place] fix or fasten in place:her hair was caught up in a chignon
  • 4reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft):they caught the 12.15 from Oxford
  • reach or be in a place in time to see (a person, performance, programme, etc.):she was hurrying downstairs to catch the news
  • North American informal attend or watch (a performance):we’ll get some burgers and catch a movie
  • 5engage (a person’s interest or imagination): it was the business scheme that had caught his imagination
  • perceive fleetingly:she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror
  • hear or understand (something said), especially with effort:he bellowed something Jess couldn’t catch
  • succeed in evoking or representing:the programme caught something of the flavour of Minoan culture
  • 6 [with object and adverbial of place] strike (someone) on a part of the body:Ben caught him on the chin with an uppercut
  • accidentally strike (a part of one’s body) against something:she fell and caught her head on the corner of the hearth
  • 7contract (an illness) through infection or contagion: he served in Macedonia, where he caught malaria
  • 8 [no object] become ignited and start burning:the rafters have caught
  • (of an engine) fire and start running: the generator caught immediately

catch (a) cold

see cold.

catch one's death (of cold)

see death.

catch someone's eye

  • 1be noticed by someone: a vase on a side table caught his eye
  • 2attract someone’s attention by making eye contact with them:he caught Eva’s eye and beckoned

catch fire

see fire.

catch it (North American catch hell)

British informal be punished or told off: I’ll catch it if he finds me here

catch the light

shine or glint in the light: small gold hoop earrings caught the light as she turned her head

catch sight of

see sight.

catch the sun

  • 1be in a sunny position: a glassed-in porch that caught the sun
  • 2British become tanned or sunburned.

you wouldn't catch —— doing something

informal used to indicate that there is no possibility of the person mentioned doing what is specified:you wouldn’t catch me walking back to the house alone at night

catch on

informal
  • 1(of a practice or fashion) become popular: the idea of linking pay to performance has caught on
  • 2understand what is meant or how to do something:I caught on to what it was the guy was saying
  • (catch yourself on) Irish become aware of something:catch yourself on, Michael, people don’t get arrested for no reason

catch someone out

  • 1detect that someone has done something wrong or made a mistake: his tone suggested he’d caught her out in some misdemeanour
  • put someone in a difficult situation for which they are unprepared:you might get caught out by the weather
  • 2 Cricket dismiss a batsman by catching the ball before it touches the ground.

catch up

succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one:he stopped and waited for Lily to catch up
do tasks which one should have done earlier:he normally used the afternoons to catch up on paperwork

catch up with

  • 1succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one:you go with Stasia and Katie, and I’ll catch up with you
  • 2talk to (someone) whom one has not seen for some time in order to find out what they have been doing: it’s a chance to catch up with old friends
  • 3begin to have a damaging effect on:the physical exertions began to catch up with Sue

catch someone up

  • 1British succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one: you go with Tess and I’ll catch you up
  • 2 (be/get caught up in) become involved in (something that one had not intended to become involved in):he had no desire to be caught up in political activities

catch something up

pick something up hurriedly: she caught up her jacket and bag and walked to the door

catchable

adjective

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