catch
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～ start burning; "The fire caught"
catch
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～ perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
catch
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～ detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
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～ perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"
catch
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～ succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
catch
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～ check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
catch
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～ reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
catch
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～ cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles"
catch
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～ capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
catch
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～ attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
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"