catch

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The act of seizing or capturing.

   “The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.”

2. isim The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

   “The player made an impressive catch.”

3. isim The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

   “Good catch. I never would have remembered that.”

4. isim The game of catching a ball.

   “The kids love to play catch.”

5. isim Something which is captured or caught.

   “The fishermen took pictures of their catch.”

6. isim A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

   “Did you see his latest catch?”

7. isim A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

   “She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.”

8. isim A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

   “There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.”

9. isim A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

   “It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?”

10. isim A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

    “I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.”

11. isim A fragment of music or poetry.

    “In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.”

12. isim A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

    “You lie at the catch again: this is not for edification.”

13. isim A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

    “There was a good catch of rye and a good fall growth.”

14. isim A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

    “Fourteene miles Northward from the river Powhatan, is the river Pamaunke, which is navigable 60 or 70 myles, but with Catches and small Barkes 30 or 40 myles farther.”

15. isim A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

    “Let us be jocund: will you troll the catch / You taught me but while-ere?”

16. isim The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.

    “The phrase repeated itself like the catch of a song.”

17. isim The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

    “It was he who removed Peter Bowler with the help of a good catch at third slip.”

18. isim A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

    “[…] in the field he is all activity, covers an immense amount of ground, and is a sure catch.”

19. isim The first contact of an oar with the water.

    “They are sitting up straighter, breaking their arms at the catch and getting on a terrific amount of power at the catch with each stroke.”

20. isim A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

    “When a Scot pronounces water, better, or bottle—wa’er, be’er, or bo’le—the sound is precisely that of the catch; […].”

21. fiil To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

    “I hope I catch a fish.”

22. fiil To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.

    “And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.”

23. fiil To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.

    “The public[…]said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote.”

24. fiil To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.

    “If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.”

25. fiil To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.

    “If you leave now you might catch him.”

26. fiil To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).

    “He was caught on video robbing the bank.”

27. fiil To travel by means of.

    “catch the bus”

28. fiil To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)

    “Had Nancy got caught with a child? If so she would destroy her parent's dreams for her.”

29. fiil To grab, seize, take hold of.

    “I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me.”

30. fiil To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.

    “I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath”