catch

From Wiktionary
catch is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
cat - catch - cause

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
catch

Plural
catches

  1. (countable) A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches.
    My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.
  2. (countable) A catch is old time word for a song.
    We sang a catch by Purcell.

Verb[change]

Plain form
catch

Third-person singular
catches

Past tense
caught

Past participle
caught

Present participle
catching

a dog catching something
  1. (transitive) When you catch something, you stop and hold it.
    Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?
    They caught the bad guys and locked them up.