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backlash

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

e:'>//I dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.

//I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch!

//He caught hold of her wrist.

//The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.

//“I bet you can't catch me!” she yelled to her brother.

//I once caught 10 fish in a single day.

//In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.

//I caught her just as she was leaving for work.

Noun

//The shortstop made a tough catch.
//She used to play catch with her dad.
//Let's play a game of catch.
//a catch of about 20 fish

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-French cacher, chacher, chacer to hunt, from Vulgar Latin *captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take — more at heave entry 1

catch

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly //we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
Synonyms

bag capture collar cop [slang] corral get glom grab grapple hook land nab nail net nobble [British slang] rap seize snag snap (up) snareI dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
//I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch!
//He caught hold of her wrist.
//The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.
//“I bet you can't catch me!” she yelled to her brother.
//I once caught 10 fish in a single day.
//In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.
//I caught her just as she was leaving for work.

Noun

//The shortstop made a tough catch.
//She used to play catch with her dad.
//Let's play a game of catch.
//a catch of about 20 fish

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

History and Etymology

Verb

catch

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly //we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
Synonyms

bag capture collar cop [slang] corral get glom grab grapple hook land nab nail net nobble [British slang] rap seize snag snap (up) snareI dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
//I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch!
//He caught hold of her wrist.
//The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.
//“I bet you can't catch me!” she yelled to her brother.
//I once caught 10 fish in a single day.
//In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.
//I caught her just as she was leaving for work.

Noun

//The shortstop made a tough catch.
//She used to play catch with her dad.
//Let's play a game of catch.
//a catch of about 20 fish

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

History and Etymology

Verb

catch

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly //we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
Synonyms

bag capture collar cop [slang] corral get glom grab grapple hook land nab nail net nobble [British slang] rap seize snag snap (up) snareI dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
//I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch!
//He caught hold of her wrist.
//The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.
//“I bet you can't catch me!” she yelled to her brother.
//I once caught 10 fish in a single day.
//In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.
//I caught her just as she was leaving for work.

Noun

//The shortstop made a tough catch.
//She used to play catch with her dad.
//Let's play a game of catch.
//a catch of about 20 fish

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

History and Etymology

Verb

catch

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly //we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
Synonyms

bag capture collar cop [slang] corral get glom grab grapple hook land nab nail net nobble [British slang] rap seize snag snap (up) snare