catch (5 letters)

What it means

1. noun — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
2. noun — the quantity that was caught
3. noun — a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
4. noun — anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
5. noun — a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
6. noun — a restraint that checks the motion of something
7. noun — a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
8. noun — a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
9. noun — the act of catching an object with the hands
10. noun — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
11. verb — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
12. verb — perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
13. verb — reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
14. verb — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
15. verb — succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
16. verb — to hook or entangle
17. verb — attract and fix
18. verb — capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
19. verb — reach in time
20. verb — get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
21. verb — catch up with and possibly overtake
22. verb — be struck or affected by
23. verb — check oneself during an action
24. verb — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
25. verb — see or watch
26. verb — cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
27. verb — detect a blunder or misstep
28. verb — grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
29. verb — contract
30. verb — start burning
31. verb — perceive by hearing
32. verb — suffer from the receipt of
33. verb — attract; cause to be enamored
34. verb — apprehend and reproduce accurately
35. verb — take in and retain
36. verb — spread or be communicated
37. verb — be the catcher
38. verb — become aware of
39. verb — delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

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