Idioms for catch

Origin of catch

1175–1225; Middle English cacchen to chase, capture < Old North French cachier < Vulgar Latin *captiāre, for Latin captāre to grasp at, seek out, try to catch, frequentative of capere to take

SYNONYMS FOR catch

ANTONYMS FOR catch

1, 7, 28 release.

synonym study for catch

7. Catch, clutch, grasp, seize imply taking hold suddenly of something. To catch may be to reach after and get: He caught my hand. To clutch is to take firm hold of (often out of fear or nervousness), and retain: The child clutched her mother's hand. To grasp also suggests both getting and keeping hold of, with a connotation of eagerness and alertness, rather than fear (literally or figuratively): to grasp someone's hand in welcome; to grasp an idea. To seize implies the use of force or energy in taking hold of suddenly (literally or figuratively): to seize a criminal; to seize an opportunity.

OTHER WORDS FROM catch

catch·a·ble, adjective out·catch, verb (used with object), out·caught, out·catch·ing. un·catch·a·ble, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for catch out (1 of 2)

catch out

verb

(tr, adverb) informal, mainly British to trap (a person), esp in an error or doing something reprehensible

British Dictionary definitions for catch out (2 of 2)

catch
/ (kætʃ) /

verb catches, catching or caught

noun

Derived forms of catch

catchable, adjective

Word Origin for catch

C13 cacchen to pursue, from Old Northern French cachier, from Latin captāre to snatch, from capere to seize

Idioms and Phrases with catch out

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