Catch vs. Caught

Catchnoun

(countable) The act of seizing or capturing. s

Catchnoun

(countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. t

Catchnoun

(countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. t

Catchnoun

(uncountable) The game of catching a ball. t

Catchnoun

(countable) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. t

Catchnoun

(countable) Something which is captured or caught. t s

Catchnoun

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. t

Catchnoun

(countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

Catchnoun

A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation. t

Catchnoun

(countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

Catchnoun

(countable) A fragment of music or poetry. s

Catchnoun

(obsolete) A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

Catchnoun

A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

Catchnoun

(obsolete) A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

Catchnoun

A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

Catchnoun

The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. s

Catchnoun

The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

Catchnoun

A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

Catchnoun

The first contact of an oar with the water.

Catchnoun

A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

Catchnoun

Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

Catchnoun

A slight remembrance; a trace.

Catchverb

(heading) To capture, overtake.

Catchverb

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). s

Catchverb

(transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.

Catchverb

To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.

Catchverb

(transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.

Catchverb

(transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.

Catchverb

(transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).

Catchverb

(transitive) To travel by means of.

Catchverb

To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)

Catchverb

(heading) To seize hold of.

Catchverb

To grab, seize, take hold of.

Catchverb

(transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.

Catchverb

(transitive) To grip or entangle.

Catchverb

(intransitive) To be held back or impeded.

Catchverb

(intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process. t

Catchverb

(transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.

Catchverb

(intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).

Catchverb

(transitive) Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to.

Catchverb

To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.

Catchverb

To germinate and set down roots.

Catchverb

To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.

Catchverb

To handle an exception. t

Catchverb

(heading) To intercept.

Catchverb

(transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). t

Catchverb

To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. t

Catchverb

To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.

Catchverb

To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.

Catchverb

(heading) To receive (by being in the way).

Catchverb

(transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).

Catchverb

(transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.

Catchverb

(transitive) To be infected by (an illness).

Catchverb

(intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.

Catchverb

To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).

Catchverb

(transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.

Catchverb

(transitive) To be hit by something. s

Catchverb

(intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.

Catchverb

To get pregnant.

Catchverb

(heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect.

Catchverb

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. t

Catchverb

To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).

Catchverb

(transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.

Catchverb

(heading) To seize attention, interest.

Catchverb

(transitive) To charm or entrance.

Catchverb

(transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

Catchverb

(heading) To obtain or experience

Catchverb

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

Catchverb

To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.

Catchverb

To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.

Catchverb

Hence: To insnare; to entangle.

Catchverb

To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.

Catchverb

To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.

Catchverb

To engage and attach; to please; to charm.

Catchverb

To get possession of; to attain.

Catchverb

To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.

Catchverb

To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.

Catchverb

To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.

Catchverb

To attain possession.

Catchverb

To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.

Catchverb

To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.

Catchverb

To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.

Catchnoun

Act of seizing; a grasp.

Catchnoun

That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.

Catchnoun

The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on the catch.

Catchnoun

That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially, the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good catch of fish.

Catchnoun

Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony.

Catchnoun

Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

Catchnoun

A slight remembrance; a trace.

Catchnoun

A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.

Catchnoun

a hidden drawback;

Catchnoun

the quantity that was caught;

Catchnoun

a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

Catchnoun

anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching);

Catchnoun

a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

Catchnoun

a restraint that checks the motion of something;

Catchnoun

a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

Catchnoun

a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth;

Catchnoun

the act of catching an object with the hands;

Catchnoun

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);

Catchverb

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state;

Catchverb

perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily;

Catchverb

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;

Catchverb

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of;

Catchverb

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;

Catchverb

to hook or entangle;

Catchverb

attract and fix;

Catchverb

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping;

Catchverb

reach in time;

Catchverb

get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly;

Catchverb

catch up with and possibly overtake;

Catchverb

be struck or affected by;

Catchverb

check oneself during an action;

Catchverb

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers;

Catchverb

see or watch;

Catchverb

cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled;

Catchverb

detect a blunder or misstep;

Catchverb

grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;

Catchverb

contract;

Catchverb

start burning;

Catchverb

perceive by hearing;

Catchverb

suffer from the receipt of;

Catchverb

attract; cause to be enamored;

Catchverb

apprehend and reproduce accurately;

Catchverb

take in and retain;

Catchverb

spread or be communicated;

Catchverb

be the catcher;

Catchverb

become aware of;

Catchverb

delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned;

Catchverb

intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped)

Catchverb

intercept the fall of (someone)

Catchverb

seize or take hold of

Catchverb

grasp or try to grasp

Catchverb

dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground

Catchverb

capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape)

Catchverb

succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one.

Catchverb

unexpectedly find oneself in (an unwelcome situation)

Catchverb

surprise (someone) in an incriminating situation or in the act of doing something wrong

Catchverb

come upon (someone) unexpectedly

Catchverb

(of an object) accidentally become entangled or trapped in something

Catchverb

have (a part of one's body or clothing) become entangled or trapped in something

Catchverb

fix or fasten in place

Catchverb

reach in time and board (a train, bus, or aircraft)

Catchverb

reach or be in a place in time to see (a person, performance, programme, etc.)

Catchverb

attend or watch (a performance)

Catchverb

engage (a person's interest or imagination)

Catchverb

perceive fleetingly

Catchverb

hear or understand (something said), especially with effort

Catchverb

succeed in evoking or representing

Catchverb

strike (someone) on a part of the body

Catchverb

accidentally strike (a part of one's body) against something

Catchverb

contract (an illness) through infection or contagion

Catchverb

become ignited and start burning

Catchverb

(of an engine) fire and start running

Catchnoun

an act of catching something, typically a ball.

Catchnoun

a chance or act of catching the ball to dismiss a batsman

Catchnoun

an amount of fish caught

Catchnoun

a person considered desirable as a partner or spouse

Catchnoun

a game in which a ball is thrown back and forth between two or more players.

Catchnoun

a device for securing something such as a door, window, or box

Catchnoun

a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation

Catchnoun

an unevenness in a person's voice caused by emotion

Catchnoun

a round, typically one with words arranged to produce a humorous effect.

Caughtadjective

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Caughtverb

simple past tense and past participle of catch

Caught

imp. & p. p. of Catch.

Caught

Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket. A batsman is caught if the batsman hits the ball, from a legitimate delivery, with the bat, and the ball is caught by the bowler or a fielder before it hits the ground.