catcall | (noun) a cry expressing disapproval | - |
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(verb) utter catcalls at | - |
catch | (noun) the act of catching an object with the hands | Synonyms: grab, snap, snatch |
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
(noun) a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth | - |
(noun) a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window | - |
(noun) a restraint that checks the motion of something | Synonyms: stop |
(noun) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident | Synonyms: gimmick |
(noun) a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) | - |
(noun) anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) | - |
(noun) a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | Synonyms: match |
(noun) the quantity that was caught | Synonyms: haul |
(verb) come down with | - |
(verb) be struck or affected by | - |
(verb) delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned | - |
(verb) detect a blunder or misstep | Synonyms: trip up |
(verb) discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state | - |
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of | Synonyms: get |
(verb) become aware of | - |
(verb) be the catcher | - |
(verb) catch up with and possibly overtake | Synonyms: catch up with, overtake |
(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | Synonyms: grab |
(verb) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase | Synonyms: capture, get |
(verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping | Synonyms: capture |
(verb) to hook or entangle | Synonyms: hitch |
(verb) attract and fix | Synonyms: arrest, get |
(verb) cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled | - |
(verb) spread or be communicated | - |
(verb) take in and retain | - |
(verb) reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot | Synonyms: get |
(verb) apprehend and reproduce accurately | Synonyms: get |
(verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
(verb) reach in time | - |
(verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | Synonyms: overhear, take in |
(verb) perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily | Synonyms: pick up |
(verb) see or watch | Synonyms: see, take in, view, watch |
(verb) suffer from the receipt of | Synonyms: get |
(verb) perceive by hearing | Synonyms: get |
(verb) get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly | - |
(verb) check oneself during an action | - |
(verb) start burning | - |
catchall | (noun) an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends | - |
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catcher | (noun) the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws | - |
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(noun) (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher | Synonyms: backstop |
catchfly | (noun) mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone | Synonyms: lychnis |
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(noun) any plant of the genus Silene | Synonyms: campion, silene |
catching | (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | Synonyms: communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable |
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(noun) (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | - |
(noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | Synonyms: detection, espial, spotting, spying |
(noun) becoming infected | Synonyms: contracting |
catchment | (noun) a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) | - |
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catchpenny | (adjective) designed to sell quickly without concern for quality | - |
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catchphrase | (noun) a phrase that has become a catchword | Synonyms: catch phrase |
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catchweed | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: cleavers, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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catchword | (noun) a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | Synonyms: motto, shibboleth, slogan |
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(noun) a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page | Synonyms: guide word, guideword |
catchy | (adjective) likely to attract attention | Synonyms: attention-getting |
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(adjective) having concealed difficulty | Synonyms: tricky |
catclaw | (noun) erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida | Synonyms: black bead, cat's-claw, Pithecellobium unguis-cati |
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