Fetch vs. Catch
Fetchverb
To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
Fetchverb
To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
Fetchverb
(nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
Fetchverb
(intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
Fetchverb
To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh)
Fetchverb
To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
Fetchverb
(obsolete) To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.
Fetchverb
To reduce; to throw.
Fetchverb
To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects.
Fetchverb
To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
Fetchnoun
The object of fetching; the source and origin of attraction; a force, quality or propensity which is attracting eg., in a given attribute of person, place, object, principle, etc.
Fetchnoun
A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice.
Fetchnoun
(computing) The act of fetching data.
Fetchverb
To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get.
Fetchverb
To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
Fetchverb
To recall from a swoon; to revive; - sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to.
Fetchverb
To reduce; to throw.
Fetchverb
To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh.
Fetchverb
To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
Fetchverb
To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
Fetchverb
To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
Fetchnoun
A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice.
Fetchnoun
The apparation of a living person; a wraith.
Fetchnoun
The unobstructed region of the ocean over which the wind blows to generate waves.
Fetchnoun
The length of such a region.
Fetchverb
go or come after and bring or take back;
Fetchverb
be sold for a certain price;
Fetchverb
take away or remove;
Fetchverb
go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone
Fetchverb
bring forth (blood or tears)
Fetchverb
take a (breath); heave (a sigh).
Fetchverb
achieve (a particular price) when sold
Fetchverb
inflict (a blow or slap) on (someone)
Fetchverb
cause great interest or delight in (someone)
Fetchnoun
the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water.
Fetchnoun
the distance a vessel must sail to reach open water.
Fetchnoun
a stratagem or trick.
Fetchnoun
the apparition or double of a living person, formerly believed to be a warning of that person's impending death.
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.
