CATCH MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Catch

1. (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
2. (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
3. (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each others words.
4. (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
5. (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.
6. (v. t.) To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
7. (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.
8. (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
9. (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.
10. (v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.
11. (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.
12. (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
13. (n.) That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
14. (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
15. (v. t.) To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
16. (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
17. (v. t.) Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
18. (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
19. (n.) The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.
20. (n.) That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.
21. (v. i.) To attain possession.
22. (v. t.) To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
23. (n.) A slight remembrance; a trace.

Synonyms:
Apprehension, Arrest, Becharm, Beguile, Bewitch, Captivate, Capture, Charm, Collar, Enamor, Enchant, Entrance, Fascinate, Get, Grab, Haul, Hitch, match, Overhear, Overtake, Pinch, See, Snap, Snatch, Stop, Trance, View, Watch,

• Catch crop

1. () Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point of time.

• Catch title

1. () A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.