Catch

Hindi Meaning

English Meaning

1. To capture or seize, especially after a chase.
2. To take by or as if by trapping or snaring.
3. To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally: He was caught in the act of stealing.
4. To become cognizant or aware of suddenly: caught her gazing out the window.
5. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp: caught me by the arm; caught the reins.
6. To grab so as to stop the motion of: catch a ball.
7. To overtake: The green car caught me on the straightaway.
8. To reach just in time; take: caught the bus to town; catch a wave.
9. To hold, as by snagging or entangling.
10. To cause to become suddenly or accidentally hooked, entangled, or fastened: caught my hem on the stair.
11. To hold up; delay: was caught in traffic for an hour.
12. To hit; strike: a punch that caught me in the stomach.
13. To check (oneself) during an action: I caught myself before replying.
14. To become subject to or to contract, as by exposure to a pathogen: catch a cold.
15. To become affected by or infused with: caught the joyous mood of the festival.
16. To suffer from the receipt of (criticism, for example): caught hell for being late.
17. To take or get suddenly, momentarily, or quickly: We caught a glimpse of the monarch.
18. To hear or listen to: caught the news bulletin on the radio; didn't catch the end of your sentence
19. To grasp mentally; apprehend: I don't catch your meaning.
20. To apprehend and reproduce accurately by or as if by artistic means: an impressionist who caught the effects of wind and water in his paintings.
21. To attract and fix; arrest: couldn't catch their attention; caught the teacher's eye.
22. To charm; captivate.
23. To deceive: failed to be caught by their fraudulent schemes.
24. Informal To go to see (a performance, for example): caught the midnight show.
25. To get (something required), usually quickly or for a brief period: catch some sleep.
26. To become held, entangled, or fastened: My coat caught in the car door.
27. To act or move so as to hold or grab someone or something: tried to catch at the life preserver.
28. To be communicable or infectious; spread.
29. To ignite: The fire caught.
30. Baseball To act as catcher.
31. The act of catching; a taking and holding.
32. Something that catches, especially a device for fastening or for checking motion.
33. Something caught: The mistake you found was a good catch.
34. Informal One that is worth having, especially an attractive or admirable marital partner.
35. Sports The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground.
36. Sports A game of throwing and catching a ball.
37. A quantity that is caught: The catch amounted to 50 fish.
38. A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice.
39. A stop or break in the operation of a mechanism.
40. A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback: It sounds like a good offer, but there may be a catch.
41. A snatch; a fragment.
42. Music A canonic, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
43. catch on To understand; perceive.
44. catch on To become popular: Skateboarding caught on quickly.
45. catch out To detect (another) in wrongdoing or error.
46. catch up To move fast enough to attain the same progress as another; draw even: caught up to the leader on the last lap of the race.
47. catch up To become equal or on a par with another: finally caught up with his brother in height.
48. catch up To bring an activity to completion or to a state of currentness: catch up on correspondence.
49. catch up To bring (another) up to date; brief: Let me catch you up on all the gossip.
50. catch up To seize or lift suddenly: The wind caught up the umbrella and carried it off.
51. catch up To involve, often unwillingly: was caught up in the scandal.
52. catch up To captivate; enthrall: I was caught up in the mood of the evening.
53. catch fire To ignite.
54. catch fire To become very enthusiastic.
55. catch fire To become the subject of great interest and widespread enthusiasm: an idea that caught fire all over the country.
56. catch it Informal To receive a punishment or scolding.
57. catch (one's) breath To rest so as to be able to continue an activity.
58. catch up with To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.
59. catch up with To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiesence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for President.
60. catch you later Informal Used to express good-bye.