All catch synonyms
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C c verb catch
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- find out β to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- snare β one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
- detect β To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
- spot β a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- overtake β to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with: By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- reach β to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- go after β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- apprehend β If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- see β to perceive with the eyes; look at.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- nail β a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lasso β a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- nab β to arrest or capture.
- bust β a raid, search, or arrest by the police
- net β net income, profit, or the like.
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- pluck β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- collar β The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
noun catch
- snap β to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- clamp β A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- buckle β A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- latch β a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- hasp β Houston Automatic Spooling Program
- clasp β If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- conundrum β A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- hitch β to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- puzzler β a person who puzzles.
- drawback β a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- trap β a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.