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catch

Thesaurus>to take hold of something thrown>catch
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TO TAKE HOLD OF SOMETHING THROWN

Catch the ball!
Synonyms and examples
pounce
The veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal.
snagUSinformal
He snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning.
glove
It's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily.
intercept
She intercepted the pass and scored a goal.
Antonyms and examples
drop
He threw the ball, but I dropped it.
fumble
If he hadn't fumbled that catch, we would have won the match.
bobbleUS
It was an easy catch, but he bobbled it.
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See also
arrest
place/put under arrest
capture
apprehend
nabinformal
nailslang
collarinformal
take someone inUK
pick someone upUKinformal
pull someone inUSinformal
round up
net
trawl
troll
lasso
trap
snare

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Catch meansto take hold of something and especially something moving through the air. If you catch someone who has done something wrong, youfind them and stop them from getting away. If you catch an animal, youtake it.

TO FIND AND TAKE A PERSON WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG

They were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
Synonyms and examples
arrest
He was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
place/put under arrest
The suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
capture
The soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
apprehend
The police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
nabinformal
The cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
nailslang
He'd been smuggling drugs for decades, but the cops finally nailed him on fraud charges.
collarinformal
Police collared her at the train station and arrested her.
take someone inUK
Detectives took him in for questioning.
pick someone upUKinformal
She was picked up for drug dealing.
pull someone inUSinformal
We've got enough evidence to pull them both in and charge them with murder.
round up
The authorities rounded up dozens of suspects in the weeks after the attack.
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See also
pounce
snagUSinformal
glove
intercept
net
trawl
troll
lasso
trap
snare

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Catch meansto take hold of something and especially something moving through the air. If you catch someone who has done something wrong, youfind them and stop them from getting away. If you catch an animal, youtake it.

TO TAKE A WILD OR LOOSE ANIMAL

The dog got out, but we caught her.
Synonyms and examples
net
We netted a ton of fish downstream.
trawl
Commercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod.
troll
They troll for tuna far offshore.
lasso
The cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers.
trap
The turtles are trapped for their flesh.
snare
Many dolphins are snared in commercial fishing nets.
Antonym and example
release
After caring for the wounded opossum, the wildlife rescue team released it back into the wild.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofcatch.
See also
pounce
snagUSinformal
glove
intercept
arrest
place/put under arrest
capture
apprehend
nabinformal
nailslang
collarinformal
take someone inUK
pick someone upUKinformal
pull someone inUSinformal
round up

Learn more

Catch meansto take hold of something and especially something moving through the air. If you catch someone who has done something wrong, youfind them and stop them from getting away. If you catch an animal, youtake it.
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