Answer:
We have spotted CATCH (5 Letters) a total of 19 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with CATCH and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
• | To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball. |
• | To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief. |
• | To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish. |
• | Hence: To insnare; to entangle. |
• | To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody. |
• | To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building. |
• | To engage and attach; to please; to charm. |
• | To get possession of; to attain. |
• | To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire. |
• | To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing. |
• | To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train. |
• | To attain possession. |
• | To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open. |
• | To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch. |
• | To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. |
• | Act of seizing; a grasp. |
• | That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate. |
• | The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch. |
• | That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish. |
• | Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony. |
• | Passing opportunities seized; snatches. |
• | A slight remembrance; a trace. |
• | A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- “What’s the —?”
- Grab, as a football pass
- Simple ball game
- Hidden complication
- Good potential partner
- Reel in
- Hidden downside
- Whats the ___?
- Ball game
- Hidden drawback
Usage among publishers:
- Eugene Sheffer: Dec 14, 2024
- Newsday: Oct 22, 2024
- Universal: Jan 5, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Dec 11, 2023
- Universal: Sep 26, 2023
- Newsday: Aug 6, 2023
- USA Today: Jul 25, 2023
- New York Times: Jun 18, 2023
- Newsday: Apr 15, 2023
- Universal: Feb 3, 2023