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, adjectiveWords nearby catch
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, adjectiveWord 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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