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catch
idiom
1. Catch fire To become the subject of great interest and widespread enthusiasm: an idea that caught fire all over the country.
2. Catch fire To become very enthusiastic.
3. Catch fire To ignite.
4. Catch it Informal To receive a punishment or scolding.
5. Catch up with To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.
noun
1. A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice.
2. A quantity that is caught: The catch amounted to 50 fish.
3. A snatch; a fragment.
4. A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism.
5. A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback: It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch.
phrasal-verb
1. Catch on To become popular: Skateboarding caught on quickly.
2. Catch on To understand; perceive.
3. Catch out To detect (another) in wrongdoing or error.
4. Catch up To become equal or on a par with another: finally caught up with his brother in height.
5. Catch up To bring (another) up to date; brief: Let me catch you up on all the gossip.
verb
1. To grasp hastily or try to grasp.
2. To become caught.
3. To catch fire.
4. To play the position of catcher on a baseball team.
5. To listen to.
verb-intransitive
1. Baseball To act as catcher.
2. To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something: tried to catch at the life preserver.
3. To be communicable or infectious; spread.
4. To become held, entangled, or fastened: My coat caught in the car door.
5. To ignite: The fire caught.
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catch | 12 |
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ah | 5 |
at | 2 |
ha | 5 |
ta | 2 |
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act | 5 |
cat | 5 |
hat | 6 |
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chat | 9 |
tach | 9 |
cath | 9 |
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catch | 12 |