catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
catch — I UK [kætʃ] / US verb Word forms catch : present tense I/you/we/they catch he/she/it catches present participle catching past tense caught UK [kɔːt] / US [kɔt] past participle caught *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop and hold something… … English dictionary
catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
catch — [[t]kæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ catches, catching, caught 1) VERB If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. [V n] Police say they are confident of catching the gunman... [V n] Where did you… … English dictionary
catch*/*/*/ — [kætʃ] (past tense and past participle caught [kɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to stop something that is falling or moving through the air, and hold it Stewart caught the ball with one hand.[/ex] A bucket stood under the hole to catch the rain.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Catch-22 (logic) — Catch 22 is a term coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch 22, describing a false dilemma in a rule, regulation, procedure or situation, where no real choice exists. In probability theory, it refers to a situation in which multiple… … Wikipedia
Short-lived recurring characters on Saturday Night Live — The following is a series of short write ups on recurring sketches that appeared four or fewer times on Saturday Night Live . Some characters who fit into this category do not appear here because they fit better into one of the other categories… … Wikipedia
Short Story (Garfield and Friends) — Infobox Television episode Title = Short Story Series = Garfield and Friends Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 29 Airdate = November 19, 1988 Production = US010 B Writer = Mark Evanier Director = John Walker Steve Clark John Sparey Guests = Episode… … Wikipedia
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William Hope Hodgson's short stories — This page contains information about the short stories of William Hope Hodgson.=The Sargasso Sea Stories=For further details about William Hope Hodgson s Sargasso Sea cycle of stories, see the article on William Hope Hodgson s Sargasso Sea… … Wikipedia
List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story winners — Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story: Winners 2000s* 2008 Susan Straight The Golden Gopher * 2007 Charles Ardai The Home Front * 2006 James W. Hall The Catch * 2005 Laurie Lynn Drummond Something About a Scar * 2004 G. Miki Hayden The Maids … Wikipedia
