catch
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~ anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
catch
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~ a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
catch
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~ a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
catch
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~ a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
catch
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~ a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
catch
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~ the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"
catch
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~ the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
catch
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~ the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
catch
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~ a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
catchall
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~ an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
catcher
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~ (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher
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~ the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
catchfly
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~ mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
catchfly
— Noun
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~ any plant of the genus Silene
catching
— Adjective
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~ (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
catching
— Noun
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~ (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
catching
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~ becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
catching
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~ the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
catchment basin
— Noun
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~ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
catchment area
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~ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"