Catch

//kat͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "catch" (601 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (121)

Noun(12 words)

snatch collar gimmick haul stop hitch apprehension arrest beau bit burden capture

capture apprehension get grasp haul hitch overtake prize seizure snag snatch stop take fasten abash abduction absorb absorb the attention accept acquire

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Verb(12 words)

get capture grab take achieve arrest becharm become pregnant beguile bewitch captivate catch up with

Strong matches (180)

Verb(7 words)

charm enamor enamour enchant entrance fang fascinate

check checkers chess chicane chicanery chorus chouse clasp clause claw clip clout clutch collapse collar collaring combust come come by come down with

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come in for come into come to come upon come with child compass comprehend con conceive condition confound confuse conquest contract coquette cordon corner corral coup crack crux curb curtain curve curve-ball cut off date dearest wish decoy defect defection deficiency deliver derive descry desideration desideratum design desire detect determent deterrent device diamond difficulty dig digest ding dirty deal dirty trick disadvantage discern discover disturb do dodge donnee drag down dragnet draw drawback dupe earn earthshaker embarrass enchant encounter engage engage the attention engage the mind engage the thoughts engross engross the mind engross the thoughts enmesh ensnare ensnarl entangle enter into possession enthrall entice entoil entrap enweb erupt escalator clause escape clause escape hatch espouse espy exercise eye opener eye-opener failing failure fang fascinate fast deal fastener fastening fathom fault faute feint fetch fever ficelle field figure out find fine print fix flagrante delicto flame flaw flimflam flirt fluster fly in the ointment foible follow fool forbidden fruit forcible seizure foul frailty fugato fugue gain gambit game gather gem get an earful get hold of get it get the drift get the hang of get the idea get the picture gimmick gin girth given glimmering goal go into shock go to

Noun(6 words)

chock chorus clasp conquest find fragment

Related words (300)

godsend golden vision good thing googly grab grab at grabbing grapple grip grounds gull hang up hang-up harpoon harvest have have it taped hazard hear hear of

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hear tell of hit hoax hocus pocus hocus-pocus hold hold spellbound hold the interest hole honey hoodwink hook hook in hooker hope hurdle hypnotize immerse imperfection inadequacy infirmity intercept interest inveigle involve involve the interest jam jewel joker juggle jump jump at ken kicker kidnapping kink know lacing land lasso learn lime limiting condition little problem lock lodestone lodge look on lure magnet make make out marry master meet with mesh mesmerize monopolize moor nab nabbing nail net nick nonplus noose objection obligation observation obsess obstacle obstruction obstructive obtain occupy occupy the attention od one small difficulty overdose overhaul overhear parameter pass pearl perceive peripeteia perplex pick picking up pin pinch pitfall ploy plum pop power grab prehend prehension preoccupy prerequisite pride pride and joy problem procure provision provisions proviso pull pull down put out rattle reach read realize reap requisite restrain revelation rift rondeau rondino rondo rondoletto root rope round round up roundelay rub run a temperature running in ruse sack saving clause savvy scheme score scurvy trick secure seduce see see through seize seize the meaning seizure of power sense shift shocker shortcoming show up sicken sine qua non sleight sleight of hand sleight-of-hand trick slog slosh small print smite snare snarl snatch at snatching sniggle sock something missing spear specification spellbind sport spot spread the toils staggerer startler steady stick stick fast stipulation stratagem strike strike root string stumbling block stumbling stone stump subterfuge succeed superfetate surprisal surprise surprise ending surprise package surprise party sweet patootie sweetheart sweetie switch taint take captive take hold take hold of take ill take in take prisoner take root take up taking in taking into custody tangle tangle up with temptation terms thunderbolt thunderclap track trap treasure trick trip trip up troll trophy trouvaille turn up twig ultimatum understand vamp vampire visit vulnerable place watch way weak link weak point weakness wed whack whereas wile win wind windfall winner wish witness

Noun(19 words)

grab grasp hasp latch match observation pinch prize problem refrain seizure snag snap snippet tag take taking into custody touch trick

Verb(15 words)

grasp hitch hook make overhear overtake pick up see snare snatch take in trance trip up view watch

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

92 entries

accumulate ache acquire actor amass appeal attach attract board capture catch fire change check clutch collect combust

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Antonyms

1 entries

drop

Synonyms

18 entries

apprehension capture chorus fang get grasp haul hitch observation overtake prize seizure snag snatch stop take

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defined as

1 entries

hoped for result of fishing

derived

175 entries

Catch-22 ass catch becatch body catch bullet catch by-catch bycatch catch Z's catch a Tartar catch a body catch a break catch a buzz catch a case catch a cold catch a crab catch a date

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entails

1 entries

listen

etymologically related_to

2 entries

latch laught

has context

10 entries

agriculture baseball computing cricket heading music noun adjunct phonetics rowing surfing

is a

10 entries

adult drawback fastener game indefinite quantity manner of speaking object restraint round touch

manner of

19 entries

attract board change contract control delay erupt get hear hurt perceive play reproduce roll up seize spread

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related to

85 entries

acquire ambush attract ball bawdy blow boat boyfriend breath capture catch up catcher charm clasp convey cough

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similar

13 entries

capture catch up with contract get grab hitch make overhear overtake receive see take take in

Translations

486 translations across 111 languages.

Afar

1 entries

ibbixe verb (to capture or snare)

Aklanon

1 entries

dakop verb (to capture or snare)

Albanian

4 entries

kapje noun (the act of catching a ball)
kapur noun (that which is captured or caught)
nxënje noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
zan noun (that which is captured or caught)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἄγρα noun (that which is captured or caught)
ζωγρέω verb (to capture or snare)

Arabic

3 entries

أَمْسَكَ verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
مسك verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
مَسَكَ verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Armenian

1 entries

բռնել verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Assamese

3 entries

আয়ত্ত কৰা verb (to capture or snare)
ধৰ verb (to capture or snare)
ধৰা verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

qurğu noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
qavramaq verb (to perceive and understand)
tutmaq verb (to capture or snare)
tutmaq verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Bangi

1 entries

kanga verb (to capture or snare)

Bashkir

4 entries

аңлау verb (to perceive and understand)
йоҡтороу verb (to contract a disease or illness)
тотоу verb (to capture or snare)
тотоу verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Basque

2 entries

harrapatu verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
harrapatu verb (to perceive and understand)

Belarusian

4 entries

залаві́ць verb (to capture or snare)
залаві́ць verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
злаві́ць verb (to capture or snare)
злаві́ць verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Bengali

1 entries

ধরা verb (to capture or snare)

Bulgarian

4 entries

разбиране noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
резе noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
схващане noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
улавяне noun (the act of catching a ball)

Burmese

3 entries

စီး verb (to reach in time to leave)
ဖမ်း verb (to capture or snare)
ဖမ်း verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Campidanese Sardinian

1 entries

aggaffài verb (to capture or snare)

Catalan

3 entries

atrapar noun (the game of catching a ball)
captura noun (that which is captured or caught)
atrapar verb (to capture or snare)

Cebuano

1 entries

dakup verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

گرتن noun (the act of catching a ball)

Chechen

1 entries

лаца verb (to capture or snare)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎦᏂᏱᎭ verb (to capture or snare)
ᎦᏂᏱᎭ verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Chinese

1 entries

掠 verb (to capture or snare)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

捉 verb (to capture or snare)
接 verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

抓 verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
抓住 verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
捉 verb (to capture or snare)
捕 verb (to capture or snare)

Cornish

3 entries

cachya verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
convedhes verb (to perceive and understand)
dalhenna verb (to capture or snare)

Czech

4 entries

chytat verb (to capture or snare)
chytit verb (to capture or snare)
chytit verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
chytit verb (to seize an opportunity)

Danish

4 entries

fangst noun (the act of catching a ball)
fangst noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)
fangst noun (that which is captured or caught)
hage noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

Dutch

4 entries

haak noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
opvangen noun (the act of catching a ball)
struikelblok noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
valstrik noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

Esperanto

3 entries

kapto noun (the act of catching a ball)
kapti verb (to capture or snare)
ricevi verb (to contract a disease or illness)

Estonian

4 entries

leid noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)
püüdmine noun (the game of catching a ball)
püüe noun (the act of catching a ball)
püüdma verb (to capture or snare)

Ewe

1 entries

xe noun (the act of catching a ball)

Finnish

4 entries

haka noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
huomio noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
kopittelu noun (the game of catching a ball)
koppi noun (the act of catching a ball)

French

4 entries

arrest noun (the game of catching a ball)
conquête noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)
couille noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
hic noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

Friulian

1 entries

cjapâ verb (to capture or snare)

Galician

3 entries

captura noun (that which is captured or caught)
presa noun (that which is captured or caught)
redada noun (that which is captured or caught)

Gallurese

1 entries

aggantà verb (to capture or snare)

Georgian

2 entries

დაჭერა verb (to capture or snare)
დაჭერა verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

German

4 entries

Fang noun (the act of catching a ball)
Fang noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)
Fang noun (that which is captured or caught)
Haken noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

Greek

1 entries

πιάνω verb (to capture or snare)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

atrap verb (to capture or snare)

Hebrew

4 entries

עוקץ noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
תפיסה noun (the act of catching a ball)
לָכַד verb (to capture or snare)
תָּפַס verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Hindi

1 entries

पकड़ना verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Hungarian

4 entries

bökkenő noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
elkapás noun (the act of catching a ball)
fogás noun (that which is captured or caught)
elkap verb (to capture or snare)

Ido

1 entries

kaptar verb (to capture or snare)

Indonesian

3 entries

sambut noun (the act of catching a ball)
tangkap noun (the act of catching a ball)
tangkap verb (to capture or snare)

Ingrian

4 entries

saakki noun (that which is captured or caught)
lovittaa verb (to capture or snare)
lovittaa verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
ottaa kiin verb (to capture or snare)

Ingush

1 entries

лаьца verb (to capture or snare)

Irish

4 entries

beir ar verb (to capture or snare)
beir ar verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
ceap verb (to capture or snare)
ceap verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Italian

4 entries

bottino noun (that which is captured or caught)
colpo noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
conquista noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)
fermaglio noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)

Japanese

4 entries

キャッチボール noun (the game of catching a ball)
分かる verb (to perceive and understand)
捕まえる verb (to capture or snare)
捕まえる verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Javanese

1 entries

cekel verb (to capture or snare)

Kaitag

2 entries

бурцара verb (to capture or snare)
буцара verb (to capture or snare)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

thōhlòuh verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Khmer

2 entries

កើត verb (to contract a disease or illness)
ផ្តាសាយ verb (to contract a disease or illness)

Korean

1 entries

잡다 verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Latgalian

4 entries

giusteit verb (to capture or snare)
giut verb (to capture or snare)
tvert verb (to capture or snare)
čupt verb (to capture or snare)

Latin

3 entries

captūra noun (that which is captured or caught)
capiō verb (to capture or snare)
nanciscor verb (to contract a disease or illness)

Latvian

2 entries

tvert verb (to capture or snare)
ķert verb (to capture or snare)

Lingala

1 entries

kanga verb (to capture or snare)

Lombard

2 entries

ciappà verb (to capture or snare)
ciapà verb (to capture or snare)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

załapiś verb (to reach in time to leave)
łojś verb (to capture or snare)
łojś verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

fänken verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Malay

1 entries

tangkap verb (to capture or snare)

Mansaka

1 entries

dakup verb (to capture or snare)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

upara verb (to capture or snare)

Maranao

1 entries

dakep verb (to capture or snare)

Marathi

4 entries

कॅच noun (the act of catching a ball)
पकडणे verb (to capture or snare)
पकडणे verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
समझणे verb (to perceive and understand)

Māori

1 entries

hāhā verb (to capture or snare)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

uzingara verb (to capture or snare)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

girtin noun (the act of catching a ball)

Norwegian

1 entries

fange verb (to capture or snare)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

fangst noun (that which is captured or caught)
begripe verb (to perceive and understand)
forstå verb (to perceive and understand)
få med seg verb (to perceive and understand)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

fangst noun (that which is captured or caught)

Nyunga

1 entries

baraniny noun (the act of catching a ball)

Occitan

1 entries

agafar verb (to capture or snare)

Old English

2 entries

fōn verb (to capture or snare)
fōn verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Old Javanese

2 entries

cĕkĕl verb (to capture or snare)
tangkeb verb (to capture or snare)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

طوتمق verb (to capture or snare)

Persian

1 entries

گرفتن verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Polish

4 entries

haczyk noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
chwycić verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
chwytać verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
dostrzec verb (to perceive and understand)

Portuguese

4 entries

apanhada noun (the act of catching a ball)
apanhadura noun (the act of catching a ball)
cilada noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
conquista noun (a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)

Quechua

1 entries

jap'iy verb (to capture or snare)

Romanian

2 entries

prinde verb (to capture or snare)
prinde verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Romansch

1 entries

tschiffar verb (to capture or snare)

Russian

4 entries

добы́ча noun (that which is captured or caught)
задви́жка noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
запо́р noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
захва́т noun (the act of catching a ball)

Saho

1 entries

ibbirhe verb (to capture or snare)

Sardinian

1 entries

aggarrare verb (to capture or snare)

Sassarese

1 entries

agguantà verb (to capture or snare)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

glac verb (to capture or snare)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

uhvatiti verb (to capture or snare)

Sicilian

1 entries

acchiappari verb (to capture or snare)

Slovak

4 entries

chytať noun (the act of catching a ball)
chytiť noun (the act of catching a ball)
zámok noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
chytať verb (to capture or snare)

Slovene

3 entries

ujeti verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
ujeti verb (to perceive and understand)
ujeti verb (to reach in time to leave)

Spanish

4 entries

a atrapar noun (the game of catching a ball)
ampay noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
apercibimiento noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)
apercibo (desus.) noun (the act of noticing, understanding or hearing)

Swahili

1 entries

daka verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Swedish

4 entries

fångst noun (the act of catching a ball)
fångst noun (that which is captured or caught)
hake noun (a clasp which stops something from opening)
hake noun (a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

Sylheti

2 entries

ꠗꠞꠣ verb (to capture or snare)
ꠗꠞꠣ verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Tajik

1 entries

капидан verb (to capture or snare)

Tamil

1 entries

பிடி verb (to capture or snare)

Turkish

1 entries

kapmak verb (to capture or snare)

Tày

1 entries

cặp verb (to capture or snare)

Ukrainian

4 entries

заража́тися verb (to contract a disease or illness)
зарази́тися verb (to contract a disease or illness)
злови́ти verb (to capture or snare)
лови́ти verb (to capture or snare)

Urdu

1 entries

پکڑنا verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Venetan

1 entries

ciapar verb (to capture or snare)

Vietnamese

4 entries

bắt verb (to capture or snare)
chộp verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
chụp verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
mắc verb (to contract a disease or illness)

Welsh

3 entries

dal verb (to capture or snare)
dal verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)
dal verb (to reach in time to leave)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

dakep verb (to capture or snare)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

капак verb (to capture or snare)

Yiddish

2 entries

כאַפּן verb (to capture or snare)
כאַפּן verb (to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Yucatec Maya

1 entries

chuk verb (to capture or snare)

Zazaki

1 entries

groten verb (to capture or snare)

Sample sentences

110 total sentences available.

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You will not be able to catch the train.

Source: tatoeba (16566)

You have to study hard to catch up with your class.

Source: tatoeba (16727)

You will catch cold.

Source: tatoeba (16733)

However fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.

Source: tatoeba (17972)

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