catch
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- noun
- /kæʧ/
:
captura
- During the fishing trip, we proudly displayed our day's catch, which included several large trout.
- catch of fish
- daily catch
- fishermen's catch
My father never played catch with me or gave advice.
- My father never played catch with me or gave advice.
- This might be the greatest catch and cook of all time, Ryan.
Examples
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After we ran out of small talk, he suggested we play catch while we waited.
Fiction book (1998) -
Thus, Spain was able to increase markedly its squid catch in the Falklands zone in 1988.
Academic text (1990) -
We got the fresh catch today.
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My father believed that the day's catch was an omen that his own luck was not ruined.
Fiction book (1996) -
A significant portion of all the catch is destined for American dinner tables.
Academic text (2017) -
In that period, fishermen reported that catches of eels in the bay were unusually high.
Academic text (1990) -
When lobsters were relatively abundant, daily catches were about 300 lobsters or 360 pounds.
Academic text (1990) -
The fisherman shared stories about his biggest catch while preparing dinner for his friends.
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At the market, the local chef selected the freshest catch from the day to use in his special dish.
Synonyms
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3.3
An amount of things caught or collected at one time
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A quick action of taking something with your hand
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4.2
A quick act of taking something with the hand
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2.9
Seafood caught recently that is not yet cooked or preserved
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.2
To become very sick from being outside in the cold, often said as a warning
- Offensive
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9.9
To find a dead person, often during police work or as slang for killing someone
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
- Informal
Notice someone being careless when they should be paying attention
Give something small to get something much bigger later
Compounds
- Specialized
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A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
- Specialized
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8.0
Animals and other sea life that are caught by accident while people fish for other species
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4.1
A 2002 American film by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
- Specialized
A small fenced area that holds animals like sheep or cattle for a short time
- Specialized
A quick sound made by briefly closing and opening the vocal cords before a vowel
- Jargon
A baseball play where an outfielder runs and grabs a ball very close to the ground
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Catch as a noun often means the result of taking hold, so a 'catch' is what you have captured, like the fish or person someone caught.