adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of catch form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

agroundanchoredarrestedcatchedchainedcharmed

Antonyms

All antonyms

escape

Example

More examples

"It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do."

Related phrases

caught and bowledcot-caughtcot-caught mergedwild-caught

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