CATCH

CATCH 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 12 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

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)

💬 Examples

  • "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
  • "the catch was only 10 fish"
  • "he shared his catch with the others"
  • "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

🔗 Similar words

gimmickhaulmatchstopgrabsnatch
verb
  1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly
  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

💬 Examples

  • "catch somebody doing something or in a certain state"
  • "She caught her son eating candy"
  • "I caught the aroma of coffee"
  • "He caught the allusion in her glance"

🔗 Similar words

pick_upgetgrabtake_hold_ofcapturehitch
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