Definition of catch

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• catch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• catch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• catch is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of catch

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. get
• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb)

  Examples

  1. ears open to catch every sound

  Synonyms

  1. pick up
• perceive by hearing (verb)

  Examples

  1. I didn't catch your name

  Synonyms

  1. get
• the act of catching an object with the hands (noun)

  Examples

  1. Mays made the catch with his back to the plate

  Synonyms

  1. grab
  2. snap
  3. snatch
• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (noun)

  Examples

  1. it sounds good but what's the catch?

  Synonyms

  1. gimmick
• suffer from the receipt of (verb)

  Examples

  1. She will catch hell for this behavior!

  Synonyms

  1. get
• see or watch (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. see
  2. take in
  3. view
  4. watch
• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. grab
  2. take hold of
• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. overhear
  2. take in
• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb)

  Examples

  1. Did you catch the thief?

  Synonyms

  1. capture
  2. get
• to hook or entangle (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. hitch
• apprehend and reproduce accurately (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. get
• the quantity that was caught (noun)

  Examples

  1. the catch was only 10 fish

  Synonyms

  1. haul
• a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. stop
• attract and fix (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. arrest
  2. get
• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. capture
• detect a blunder or misstep (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. trip up
• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. apprehension
  2. arrest
  3. collar
  4. pinch
  5. taking into custody
• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. match
• attract; cause to be enamored (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. becharm
  2. beguile
  3. bewitch
  4. captivate
  5. capture
  6. charm
  7. enamor
  8. enamour
  9. enchant
  10. entrance
  11. fascinate
  12. trance
• catch up with and possibly overtake (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. catch up with
  2. overtake
• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of (verb)

  Examples

  1. did you catch that allusion?
  2. don't catch your meaning

  Synonyms

  1. get
• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) (noun)
• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth (noun)

  Examples

  1. he played catch with his son in the backyard
• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (noun)
• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) (noun)

  Examples

  1. he shared his catch with the others
• become aware of (verb)
• be struck or affected by (verb)

  Examples

  1. catch fire
  2. catch the mood
• be the catcher (verb)

  Examples

  1. Who is catching?
• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled (verb)
• check oneself during an action (verb)

  Examples

  1. She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind
• contract (verb)

  Examples

  1. did you catch a cold?
• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned (verb)
• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state (verb)
• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly (verb)

  Examples

  1. catch one's breath
• reach in time (verb)

  Examples

  1. I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock
• spread or be communicated (verb)

  Examples

  1. The fashion did not catch
• start burning (verb)
• take in and retain (verb)

  Examples

  1. We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater

See definition of catch in Merriam Webster