Catch vs. Watch

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.

Watchnoun

A portable or wearable timepiece.

Watchnoun

The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

Watchnoun

A particular time period when guarding is kept.

Watchnoun

A person or group of people who guard.

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

Watchnoun

(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

Watchnoun

(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

Watchnoun

The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

Watchverb

(transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

Watchverb

(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

Watchverb

(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

Watchverb

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

Watchverb

(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To act as a lookout.

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

Watchverb

To be awake.

Watchnoun

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

Watchnoun

One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

Watchnoun

The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

Watchnoun

A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

Watchnoun

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

Watchverb

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

Watchverb

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

Watchverb

To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

Watchverb

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; - said of a buoy.

Watchverb

To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.

Watchverb

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

Watchnoun

a small portable timepiece

Watchnoun

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

Watchnoun

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

Watchnoun

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

Watchnoun

a person employed to watch for something to happen

Watchnoun

a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

Watchverb

look attentively;

Watchverb

follow with the eyes or the mind;

Watchverb

see or watch;

Watchverb

observe with attention;

Watchverb

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful;

Watchverb

observe or determine by looking;

Watchverb

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;

Watchverb

look at or observe attentively over a period of time

Watchverb

keep under careful, protective, or secret observation

Watchverb

observe and guard in a protective way

Watchverb

follow closely or maintain an interest in

Watchverb

exercise care, caution, or restraint about

Watchverb

look out or be on the alert for

Watchverb

be careful

Watchverb

be careful (used as a warning or threat)

Watchverb

remain awake for the purpose of religious observance

Watchnoun

a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist

Watchnoun

an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time

Watchnoun

a period during which a person is stationed to look out for danger or trouble, typically at night

Watchnoun

a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours

Watchnoun

the officers and crew on duty during a watch.

Watchnoun

a shift worked by firefighters or police officers

Watchnoun

a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force

Watchnoun

a film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public

Watchnoun

a flock of nightingales

Watch

A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities.