verb
The police caught him when he returned to the scene of the crime
We caught three trout this morning. I caught all the horses that had broken through the fence
You can catch the London train at Aylesbury
They fired him after catching him with his hand in the till
You'll catch a cold if you don't wear a hat
She caught him a great blow on the ear and he went down
His foot caught in the stirrup when he fell, and he was dragged along
She caught herself before telling the police where the thief was hiding
He caught the ball before it touched the ground
I didn't quite catch what you said - please can you repeat it?
She knows how to use her charms to catch a man
A very slight movement caught my eye
catch on
I didn't catch on to what she planned to do it till it was too late. The joke's on you and you still don't catch on, do you
Do you think the hula hoop will catch on again?
catch up
He was completely caught up in the plot of the new novel
I finally caught up with her as she neared the house
noun
The catch of the day was a 20-pound pike
She was considered quite a catch
The catch on the necklace opened and pearls spilt all over the floor
The first book is free, but the catch is that you have to buy four more at the regular price