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1.
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.
Source : opted (24142)  - auto
 
2.
To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
Source : opted (24143)  - auto
 
3.
To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.
Source : opted (24144)  - auto
 
4.
Hence: To insnare; to entangle.
Source : opted (24145)  - auto
 
5.
To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
Source : opted (24146)  - auto
 
6.
To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.
Source : opted (24147)  - auto
 
7.
To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
Source : opted (24148)  - auto
 
8.
To get possession of; to attain.
Source : opted (24149)  - auto
 
9.
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.
Source : opted (24150)  - auto
 
10.
To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
Source : opted (24151)  - auto
 

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