catch
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～ contract; "did you catch a cold?"
catch
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～ catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
catch
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～ take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"
catch
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～ be the catcher; "Who is catching?"
catch
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～ grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
catch
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～ attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
catch
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～ apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
catch
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～ get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"
catch
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～ spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch"
catch
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～ be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"
catch
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～ hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
catch
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～ delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"
catch
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～ reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"
catch
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～ take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
catch
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～ to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
catch
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～ become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window"
catch
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～ see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
catch
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～ suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
catch
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～ discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting"
catch
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～ a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"