catch
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1 catch
A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident:
— It sounds good but what's the catch?.
synoniem: gimmick.
Roget 469:
qualification,
limitation,
modification,
coloring.
allowance,
grains of allowance,
consideration,
extenuating circumstances;
mitigation.
condition,
proviso,
prerequisite,
contingency,
stipulation,
provision,
specification,
sine qua non [Lat.];
catch,
string,
strings attached;
exemption;
exception,
escape clause,
salvo,
saving clause;
discount
etc.
813;
restriction;
fine print.
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Roget 545:
deception;
falseness
etc.
544;
untruth
etc.
546;
imposition,
imposture;
fraud,
deceit,
guile;
fraudulence,
fraudulency†;
covin†;
knavery
etc.
(cunning)
702;
misrepresentation
etc.
(falsehood)
544;
bluff;
straw-bail,
straw bid [U.S.];
spoof [Slang].
delusion,
gullery†;
juggling,
jugglery†;
slight of hand,
legerdemain;
prestigiation†,
prestidigitation;
magic
etc.
992;
conjuring,
conjuration;
hocus-pocus,
escamoterie†,
jockeyship†;
trickery,
coggery†,
chicanery;
supercherie†,
cozenage†,
circumvention,
ingannation†,
collusion;
treachery
etc.
940;
practical joke.
trick,
cheat,
wile,
blind,
feint,
plant,
bubble,
fetch,
catch,
chicane,
juggle,
reach,
hocus,
bite;
card sharping,
stacked deck,
loaded dice,
quick shuffle,
double dealing,
dealing seconds,
dealing from the bottom of the deck;
artful dodge,
swindle;
tricks upon travelers;
stratagem
etc.
(artifice)
702;
confidence trick,
fake,
hoax;
theft
etc.
791;
ballot-box stuffing [U.S.],
barney [Slang];
brace game [Slang],
bunko game,
drop game [Slang],
gum game [U.S.],
panel game [U.S.],
shell game,
thimblerig,
skin game [U.S.].
snare,
trap,
pitfall,
decoy,
gin;
springe†,
springle†;
noose,
hoot;
bait,
decoy-duck,
tub to the whale,
baited trap,
guet-a-pens;
cobweb,
net,
meshes,
toils,
mouse trap,
birdlime;
dionaea†,
Venus's flytrap†;
ambush
etc.
530;
trapdoor,
sliding panel,
false bottom;
spring-net,
spring net,
spring gun,
mask,
masked battery;
mine;
flytrap†;
green goods [U.S.];
panel house.
Cornish hug;
wolf in sheep's clothing
etc.
(deceiver)
548;
disguise,
disguisement†;
false colors,
masquerade,
mummery,
borrowed plumes;
pattes de velours [Fr.].
mockery
etc.
(imitation)
19;
copy
etc.
21;
counterfeit,
sham,
make-believe,
forgery,
fraud;
lie
etc.
546;
a delusion a mockery and a snare"
[Denman],
hollow mockery.
whited sepulcher,
painted sepulcher;
tinsel;
paste,
junk jewelry,
costume jewelry,
false jewelry,
synthetic jewels;
scagliola†,
ormolu,
German silver,
albata†,
paktong†,
white metal,
Britannia metal,
paint;
veneer;
jerry building;
man of straw.
illusion
etc.
(error)
495;
ignis fatuus [Lat.]
etc.
423;
mirage
etc.
443.
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Roget 415:
music;
concert;
strain,
tune,
air;
melody
etc.
413;
aria,
arietta†;
piece of music [Fr.],
work,
number,
opus;
sonata;
rondo,
rondeau [Fr.];
pastorale,
cavatina†,
roulade†,
fantasia,
concerto,
overture,
symphony,
variations,
cadenza;
cadence;
fugue,
canon,
quodlibet,
serenade,
notturno [It],
dithyramb;
opera,
operetta;
oratorio;
composition,
movement;
stave;
passamezzo [It],
toccata,
Vorspiel [G.].
instrumental music;
full score;
minstrelsy,
tweedledum and tweedledee,
band,
orchestra;
concerted piece [Fr.],
potpourri,
capriccio.
vocal music,
vocalism†;
chaunt,
chant;
psalm,
psalmody;
hymn;
song
etc.
(poem)
597;
canticle,
canzonet†,
cantata,
bravura,
lay,
ballad,
ditty,
carol,
pastoral,
recitative,
recitativo†,
solfeggio†.
Lydian measures;
slow music,
slow movement;
adagio
etc.
adv.;
minuet;
siren strains,
soft music,
lullaby;
dump;
dirge
etc.
(lament)
839;
pibroch†;
martial music,
march;
dance music;
waltz
etc.
(dance)
840.
solo,
duet,
duo,
trio;
quartet,
quartett†;
septett†;
part song,
descant,
glee,
madrigal,
catch,
round,
chorus,
chorale;
antiphon†,
antiphony;
accompaniment,
second,
bass;
score;
bourdon†,
drone,
morceau†,
terzetto†.
composer
etc.
413;
musician
etc.
416.
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Roget 45:
vinculum,
link;
connective,
connection;
junction
etc.
43;
bond of union,
copula,
hyphen,
intermedium†;
bracket;
bridge,
stepping-stone,
isthmus.
bond,
tendon,
tendril;
fiber;
cord,
cordage;
riband,
ribbon,
rope,
guy,
cable,
line,
halser†,
hawser,
painter,
moorings,
wire,
chain;
string
etc.
(filament)
205.
fastener,
fastening,
tie;
ligament,
ligature;
strap;
tackle,
rigging;
standing rigging,
running rigging;
traces,
harness;
yoke;
band ribband,
bandage;
brace,
roller,
fillet;
inkle†;
with,
withe,
withy;
thong,
braid;
girder,
tiebeam;
girth,
girdle,
cestus†,
garter,
halter,
noose,
lasso,
surcingle,
knot,
running knot;
cabestro [U.S.],
cinch [U.S.],
lariat,
legadero†,
oxreim†;
suspenders.
pin,
corking pin,
nail,
brad,
tack,
skewer,
staple,
corrugated fastener;
clamp,
U-clamp,
C-clamp;
cramp,
cramp iron;
ratchet,
detent,
larigo†,
pawl;
terret†,
treenail,
screw,
button,
buckle;
clasp,
hasp,
hinge,
hank,
catch,
latch,
bolt,
latchet†,
tag;
tooth;
hook,
hook and eye;
lock,
holdfast†,
padlock,
rivet;
anchor,
grappling iron,
trennel†,
stake,
post.
cement,
glue,
gum,
paste,
size,
wafer,
solder,
lute,
putty,
birdlime,
mortar,
stucco,
plaster,
grout;
viscum†.
shackle,
rein
etc.
(means of restraint)
752;
prop
etc.
(support)
215.
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2 catch
The quantity that was caught:
— The catch was only 10 fish.
synoniem: haul.
Roget 789:
taking
etc.
v.;
reception
etc.
(taking in)
296;
deglutition
etc.
(taking food)
298;
appropriation,
prehension,
prensation†;
capture,
caption;
apprehension,
deprehension†;
abreption†,
seizure,
expropriation,
abduction,
ablation;
subtraction,
withdrawal
etc.
38;
abstraction,
ademption†;
adrolepsy†.
dispossession;
deprivation,
deprivement†;
bereavement;
divestment;
disherison†;
distraint,
distress;
sequestration,
confiscation;
eviction
etc.
297.
rapacity,
rapaciousness,
extortion,
vampirism;
theft
etc.
791.
resumption;
reprise,
reprisal;
recovery
etc.
775.
clutch,
swoop,
wrench;
grip
etc.
(retention)
781;
haul,
take,
catch;
scramble.
taker,
captor.
[Descent of one of the earth's crustal plates under another plate]
subduction [Geol.].
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3 catch
A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect.
synoniem: match.
Nederlands: verovering
4 catch
Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching).
Nederlands: opvangen, struikelblok, valstrik, vangst
5 catch
A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion).
6 catch
A restraint that checks the motion of something.
synoniem: stop.
Pools: odbój
7 catch
A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window.
8 catch
A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth.
9 catch
The act of catching an object with the hands:
— Mays made the catch with his back to the plate.
synoniemen: grab, snap, snatch.
Nederlands: graai, greep
10 catch
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
synoniemen: apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody.
Nederlands: stilstand, grijpen, vastgrijpen, arrest, aanhouding, arrestatie
Pools: aresztowanie, zatrzymanie
werkwoord
1 catch
Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.
Roget 19:
imitate,
copy,
mirror,
reflect,
reproduce,
repeat;
do like,
echo,
reecho,
catch;
transcribe;
match,
parallel.
mock,
take off,
mimic,
ape,
simulate,
impersonate,
personate;
act
etc.
(drama)
599;
represent
etc.
554;
counterfeit,
parody,
travesty,
caricature,
lampoon,
burlesque.
follow in the steps of,
tread in the steps,
follow in the footsteps of,
follow in the wake of;
take pattern by;
follow suit,
follow the example of;
walk in the shoes of,
take a leaf out of another's book,
strike in with,
follow suit;
take after,
model after;
emulate.
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Nederlands: attraperen, betrappen, snappen, snorren
2 catch
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily:
— Ears open to catch every sound.
— Catch a glimpse.
synoniem: pick up.
Roget 480a:
discover,
find,
determine,
evolve,
learn
etc.
539;
fix upon;
pick up;
find out,
trace out,
make out,
hunt out,
fish out,
worm out,
ferret out,
root out;
fathom;
bring out,
draw out;
educe,
elicit,
bring to light;
dig out,
grub up,
fish up;
unearth,
disinter.
solve,
resolve,
elucidate;
unriddle,
unravel,
unlock,
crack,
crack open;
pick up,
open the lock;
find a clue,
find clew a to,
find the key to the riddle;
interpret
etc.
522;
disclose
etc.
529.
trace,
get at;
hit it,
have it;
lay one's finger,
lay one's hands upon;
spot;
get at the truth,
arrive at the truth
etc.
494;
put the saddle on the right horse,
hit the right nail on the head.
be near the truth,
be warm,
get warmer,
burn;
smoke,
scent,
sniff,
catch a whiff of,
smell a rat.
open the eyes to;
see through,
see daylight,
see in its true colors,
see the cloven foot;
detect;
catch,
catch tripping.
pitch upon,
fall upon,
light upon,
hit upon,
stumble upon,
pop upon;
come across,
come onto;
meet with,
meet up with,
fall in with.
recognize,
realize;
verify,
make certain of,
identify.
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3 catch
Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.
synoniem: get.
4 catch
Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of:
— Catch the ball!.
synoniemen: grab, take hold of.
Roget 789:
take,
catch,
hook,
nab,
bag,
sack,
pocket,
put into one's pocket;
receive;
accept.
reap,
crop,
cull,
pluck;
gather
etc.
(get)
775;
draw.
appropriate,
expropriate,
impropriate†;
assume,
possess oneself of;
take possession of;
commandeer;
lay one's hands on,
clap one's hands on;
help oneself to;
make free with,
dip one's hands into,
lay under contribution;
intercept;
scramble for;
deprive of.
take away,
carry away,
bear away,
take off,
carry off,
bear off;
adeem†;
abstract;
hurry off with,
run away with;
abduct;
steal
etc.
791;
ravish;
seize;
pounce upon,
spring upon;
swoop to,
swoop down upon;
take by storm,
take by assault;
snatch,
reave†.
snap up,
nip up,
whip up,
catch up;
kidnap,
crimp,
capture,
lay violent hands on.
get hold of,
lay hold of,
take hold of,
catch hold of,
lay fast hold of,
take firm hold of;
lay by the heels,
take prisoner;
fasten upon,
grip,
grapple,
embrace,
gripe,
clasp,
grab,
clutch,
collar,
throttle,
take by the throat,
claw,
clinch,
clench,
make sure of.
catch at,
jump at,
make a grab at,
snap at,
snatch at;
reach,
make a long arm,
stretch forth one's hand.
take from,
take away from;
disseize†;
deduct
etc.
38;
retrench
etc.
(curtail)
201;
dispossess,
ease one of,
snatch from one's grasp;
tear from,
tear away from,
wrench from,
wrest from,
wring from;
extort;
deprive of,
bereave;
disinherit,
cut off with a shilling.
oust
etc.
(eject)
297;
divest;
levy,
distrain,
confiscate;
sequester,
sequestrate;
accroach†;
usurp;
despoil,
strip,
fleece,
shear,
displume†,
impoverish,
eat out of house and home;
drain,
drain to the dregs;
gut,
dry,
exhaust,
swallow up;
absorb
etc.
(suck in)
296;
draw off;
suck the blood of,
suck like a leech.
retake,
resume;
recover
etc.
775.
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Nederlands: grijpen, vangen
5 catch
Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase:
— Did you catch the thief?.
synoniemen: capture, get.
6 catch
To hook or entangle.
synoniem: hitch.
7 catch
Attract and fix:
— Catch the attention of the waiter.
synoniemen: arrest, get.
8 catch
Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.
synoniem: capture.
9 catch
10 catch
Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly.
11 catch
12 catch
Be struck or affected by.
13 catch
Check oneself during an action.
14 catch
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
synoniemen: overhear, take in.
Roget 785:
receive;
take
etc.
789;
acquire
etc.
775;
admit.
take in,
catch,
touch;
pocket;
put into one's pocket,
put into one's purse;
accept;
take off one's hands.
be received;
come in,
come to hand;
pass into one's hand,
fall into one's hand;
go into one's pocket;
fall to one's lot,
fall to one's share;
come to one,
fall to one;
accrue;
have given to one
etc.
784.
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Roget 545:
deceive,
take in;
defraud,
cheat,
jockey,
do,
cozen,
diddle,
nab,
chouse,
play one false,
bilk,
cully†,
jilt,
bite,
pluck,
swindle,
victimize;
abuse;
mystify;
blind one's eyes;
blindfold,
hoodwink;
throw dust into the eyes;
dupe,
gull,
hoax,
fool,
befool†,
bamboozle,
flimflam,
hornswoggle;
trick.
impose upon,
practice upon,
play upon,
put upon,
palm off on,
palm upon,
foist upon;
snatch a verdict;
bluff off,
bluff;
bunko,
four flush [Slang],
gum [U.S.],
spoof [Slang],
stuff
(a ballot box) [U.S.].
circumvent,
overreach;
outreach,
out wit,
out maneuver;
steal a march upon,
give the go-by,
to leave in the lurch decoy,
waylay,
lure,
beguile,
delude,
inveigle;
entrap,
intrap†,
ensnare;
nick,
springe†;
set a trap,
lay a trap,
lay a snare for;
bait the hook,
forelay†,
spread the toils,
lime;
trapan†,
trepan;
kidnap;
let in,
hook in;
nousle†,
nousel†;
blind a trail;
enmesh,
immesh†;
shanghai;
catch,
catch in a trap;
sniggle,
entangle,
illaqueate†,
hocus,
escamoter†,
practice on one's credulity;
hum,
humbug;
gammon,
stuff up [Slang],
sell;
play a trick upon one,
play a practical joke upon one,
put something over on one,
put one over on;
balk,
trip up,
throw a tub to a whale;
fool to the top of one's bent,
send on a fool's errand;
make game,
make a fool of,
make an April fool of†,
make an ass of;
trifle with,
cajole,
flatter;
come over
etc.
(influence)
615;
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
divert,
put a good face upon;
dissemble
etc.
544.
cog,
cog the dice,
load the dice,
stack the deck;
live by one's wits,
play at hide and seek;
obtain money under false pretenses
etc.
(steal)
791;
conjure,
juggle,
practice chicanery;
deacon [U.S.].
play off,
palm off,
foist off,
fob-off.
lie
etc.
544;
misinform
etc.
538;
mislead
etc.
(error)
495;
betray
etc.
940;
be deceived
etc.
547.
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Roget 418:
hear,
overhear;
hark,
harken;
list,
listen,
pay attention,
take heed;
give an ear,
lend an ear,
bend an ear;
catch,
catch a sound,
prick up one's ears;
give ear,
give a hearing,
give audience to.
hang upon the lips of,
be all ears,
listen with both ears.
become audible;
meet the ear,
fall upon the ear,
catch the ear,
reach the ear;
be heard;
ring in the ear
etc.
(resound)
408.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Nederlands: afluisteren, luistervinken
15 catch
16 catch
Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled.
17 catch
Detect a blunder or misstep.
synoniem: trip up.
18 catch
Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of:
— Did you catch that allusion?.
— Don't catch your meaning.
synoniem: get.
19 catch
20 catch
21 catch
Perceive by hearing:
— I didn't catch your name.
synoniem: get.
Nederlands: opvangen
22 catch
Suffer from the receipt of:
— She will catch hell for this behavior!.
synoniem: get.
23 catch
Attract; cause to be enamored.
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Nederlands: boeien, bekoren, vangen
24 catch
Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
synoniem: get.
25 catch
26 catch
Spread or be communicated.
27 catch
28 catch
29 catch
Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, artful dodge, artifice, assimilate, astonishment, attract, baffle, bag, bag of tricks, bait the hook, bamboozle, be brought down, be felled, be seized of, be struck down, be traumatized, be with one, become popular, bewitch, biff, birdlime, blaze, blaze up, blemish, blind, block, blockade, blockbuster, blow, bluff, board, boast, bomb, bombshell, booty, bosey, bottleneck, boundary condition, box, break out, bug, burn, burst into flame, canon, captivate, captive, capture, catch at, catch cold, catch fire, catch flat-footed, catch napping, catch off side, catch off-guard, catch on, catch on fire, catch on to, catch out, catch red-handed, catch tripping, catch up, catch-22, catching, charm, check, chicane, chicanery, chouse, clasp, clause, clip, clout, clutch, collapse, collar, collaring, combust, come by, come down with, come in for, come into, come upon, come with child, comprehend, con, conceive, condition, confound, confuse, conquest, contract, coquette, cordon, corral, coup, crack, crux, curb, curtain, curve, curve-ball, cut off, date, dearest wish, decoy, defect, defection, deficiency, deliver, derive, descry, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, detect, determent, deterrent, device, diamond, difficulty, dig, digest, ding, dirty deal, dirty trick, disadvantage, discern, discover, disturb, dodge, donnee, drag down, dragnet, draw, drawback, earn, earthshaker, embarrass, enchant, encounter, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, enter into possession, enthrall, entice, entoil, entrap, enweb, erupt, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, espouse, espy, exercise, eye-opener, failing, failure, fascinate, fast deal, fastener, fastening, fathom, fault, faute, feint, fetch, fever, ficelle, figure out, find, fine print, fix, flagrante delicto, flame, flaw, flimflam, flirt, fluster, foible, follow, fool, forbidden fruit, forcible seizure, foul, frailty, fugato, fugue, gain, gambit, gather, gem, get, get an earful, get hold of, get it, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, gimmick, gin, given, glimmering goal, go into shock, godsend, golden vision, good thing, googly, grab, grab at, grabbing, grapple, grasp, grip, grounds, gull, hang-up, harvest, haul, have, have it taped, hazard, hear, hear of, hear tell of, hit, hitch, hoax, hocus-pocus, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hole, honey, hoodwink, hook, hook in, hooker, hope, hurdle, hypnotize, immerse, imperfection, inadequacy, infirmity, intercept, inveigle, involve, involve the interest, jam, jewel, joker, juggle, jump at, ken, kicker, kidnapping, kink, know, land, lasso, learn, lime, limiting condition, little problem, lodestone, lodge, lure, magnet, make, master, meet with, mesh, mesmerize, monopolize, moor, nab, nabbing, nail, net, nick, nonplus, noose, objection, obligation, obsess, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, obtain, occupy, occupy the attention, one small difficulty, overdose, overhaul, overhear, overtake, parameter, pass, pearl, perceive, peripeteia, perplex, picking up, pin, pinch, ploy, plum, power grab, prehend, prehension, preoccupy, prerequisite, pride, pride and joy, prize, problem, procure, provision, provisions, proviso, pull down, put out, rattle, reach, read, realize, reap, requisite, restrain, revelation, rift, rondeau, rondino, rondo, rondoletto, root, rope, round, round up, roundelay, rub, run a temperature, running in, ruse, sack, saving clause, savvy, scheme, score, scurvy trick, secure, seduce, see, see through, seize, seize the meaning, seizure, seizure of power, sense, shift, shocker, shortcoming, sicken, sine qua non, sleight, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, slosh, small print, smite, snag, snare, snarl, snatch, snatch at, snatching, sniggle, sock, something missing, spear, specification, spellbind, spot, spread the toils, staggerer, startler, steady, stick, stick fast, stipulation, stop, stratagem, strike, strike root, string, stumbling block, stumbling stone, stump, subterfuge, succeed, superfetate, surprisal, surprise, surprise ending, surprise package, surprise party, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, switch, taint, take, take captive, take hold, take hold of, take ill, take in, take prisoner, take root, take up, taking in, taking into custody, tangle, tangle up with, temptation, terms, thunderbolt, thunderclap, trap, treasure, trick, trip, troll, trophy, trouvaille, turn up, twig, ultimatum, understand, vamp, vampire, vulnerable place, weak link, weak point, weakness, wed, whack, whereas, wile, win, wind, windfall, winner, wish ... meer laten zien.
caught
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: aground, anchored, arrested, chained, charmed, enchanted, enthralled, fascinated, fast, fastened, fixed, gripped, grounded, held, high and dry, hypnotized, impacted, inextricable, jammed, mesmerized, moored, packed, rapt, spellbound, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, tethered, tied, transfixed, wedged ... meer laten zien.
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