catch

v

1. grasp, snatch, grab, claw, pluck; grip, clutch, clench, hold, Basketball. palm; receive, acquire, come into possession of.

2. seize, capture, take captive, apprehend, stop, arrest, take into custody, Inf. nab, Sl. cop; entrap, trap, ensnare, snare, entangle, trip up; corner, corral, lasso, rope, noose, bag, net, hook, pull in.

3. reach, get to, get in touch with, contact; intercept, cut off at the pass, overtake, catch up with.

4. understand, comprehend, fathom, savvy, Inf. gei through one's head, Inf. figure out, Inf. catch on, Inf. get it, Inf. get a fix on, Sl. latch onto, Sl. get the drift of, Sl. get the hang of, Brit. lay hold of; perceive, discern, make out, Inf. make heads or tails of, Brit. twig; espy, see, see through, see the light, picture, read, recognize.

5. contract, get, break out with, Inf. come down with; be sick or ill with, become infected with, suffer from.

6. surprise, startle, take off guard, walk in on; detect, discover, find, come upon or across, Inf. spot.

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7. hook, clasp, clip, snap, hook and eye, buckle, button, fastener, fastening, pin; chain, link; latch, lock, bolt, hasp; click, clincher, pawl, holdfast, Mach. detent, Mach. dog.

8. take, pickings, Inf. haul, Hunting. bag; gain, winnings, prize, trophy; loot, booty, spoil, pillage, plunder, Sl. swag.

9. trick, snare, trap, springe; catch-22, Sl. hooker, Inf. small or fine point.