catch

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăch, IPA ^(key): /kætʃ/ or /kεtʃ/
• SAMPA: /k{tS/ or /kEtS/

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Noun

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

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.