Other Words for Catch

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Catch as a Noun has these synonyms:

acquisition, conquest
Example: She was considered quite a catch.

capture, take, bag, prize, trophy
Example: The catch of the day was a 20-pound pike.

clasp, hook, pin, clip, fastening, fastener
Example: The catch on the necklace opened and pearls spilt all over the floor.

trick, disadvantage, hitch, snag, fly in the ointment, catch-22, trap, problem, drawback , hooker
Example: The first book is free, but the catch is that you have to buy four more at the regular price.

Catch as a Verb has these synonyms:

attract, draw
Example: A very slight movement caught my eye.

be seized or taken hold of by or with, come down with, be afflicted by or with, contract, get, suffer from
Example: You'll catch a cold if you don't wear a hat.

capture, seize, apprehend, take or get (hold of), grab, grip, grasp, take captive, hold, arrest, take prisoner, nab, pinch, collar, nick
Example: The police caught him when he returned to the scene of the crime.

intercept, grab, seize, snatch
Example: He caught the ball before it touched the ground.

restrain, stop, check, curb
Example: She caught herself before telling the police where the thief was hiding.

strike, hit, deliver, fetch, box
Example: She caught him a great blow on the ear and he went down.

surprise, discover, find
Example: They fired him after catching him with his hand in the till.

take, get on or on to, board
Example: You can catch the London train at Aylesbury.

tangle, become entangled or stuck or trapped or hooked
Example: His foot caught in the stirrup when he fell, he was dragged along.

trap, ensnare, entrap, snare, net, bag, hook, round up, corral
Example: We caught three trout this morning. I caught all the horses that had broken through the fence.

understand, see, comprehend, grasp, apprehend, fathom, perceive, discern, follow, take in, gather, figure out, get, catch on (to), get the drift (of), twig
Example: I didn't quite catch what you said - please can you repeat it.

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