noun
(1) A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident.
(2) The quantity that was caught.
(3) A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect.
(4) Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching.
(5) A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion.
(6) A restraint that checks the motion of something.
(7) A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window.
(8) A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth.
(9) The act of catching an object with the hands.
(10) The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal.
(12) Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching).
(13) A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion).
(14) The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
(17) Hidden disadvantage.
verb
(1) Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.
(2) Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily.
(3) Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.
(4) Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.
(5) Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase.
(8) Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.
(10) Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly.
(11) Catch up with and possibly overtake.
(12) Be struck or affected by.
(13) Check oneself during an action.
(14) Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
(16) Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled.
(17) Detect a blunder or misstep.
(18) Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.
(21) Perceive by hearing.
(22) Suffer from the receipt of.
(23) Attract; cause to be enamored.
(24) Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
(26) Spread or be communicated.
(29) Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.
(30) Discover or come upon accidentally.
(33) Succeed in catching or seizing.
(34) especially after a chase.
(35) Capture as if by hunting.
(38) Get or regain something necessary.
(39) usually quickly or briefly.
(41) usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
(42) Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught.
(45) Grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of.
(47) Cause to be enamored.
(49) Prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.
(50) Hear and understand.