catch

Definition:
1. The act of catching an object with the hands.
2. Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.
3. Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.
4. Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.

Use 'catch' in a sentence:

• 1. They unloaded their catch of cod and bass.
• 2. That was a difficult catch.
• 3. I caught him just as he was leaving the building.
• 4. We caught the last bus home.
• 5. A pail stood in one corner of the room to catch the drips where the roof leaked.
• 6. You'll be sorry if I catch you!
• 7. I caught a look of surprise on her face.
• 8. All that money for two hours' work ─ what's the catch?
• 9. Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
• 10. I'll catch you up.
• 11. He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
• 12. He stopped and let her catch up with him.
• 13. I must go—I have a bus to catch.
• 14. An article in the newspaper caught my attention.
• 15. I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.
• 16. Do you catch my drift ?
• 17. Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.
• 18. It was a month of catch-up for them.
• 19. If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight.
• 20. You'll catch your death of cold.
• 21. I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
• 22. He was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home.
• 23. I have a lot of work to catch up on.
• 24. Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you.
• 25. If your dad finds out you'll really catch it!
• 26. He caught her up and fell into step beside her.
• 27. I must go—I have a train to catch.
• 28. She was running to catch a red-eye to New York.
• 29. You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
• 30. Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.
• 31. She fiddled with the catch of her bag.
• 32. He was caught in the act of stealing a car.
• 33. He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.
• 34. Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said.
• 35. The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public.
• 36. He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.
• 37. Where did you catch the fish?
• 38. How many fish did you catch?
• 39. You've caught me at a bad time.
• 40. The illness can be treated provided it's caught early enough.
• 41. Have I caught you at a bad moment?
• 42. I need to catch some Z's.
• 43. He had plenty of time to catch his plane.
• 44. We have to catch the midnight train.
• 45. These logs are wet: they won't catch.
• 46. We can catch the early morning train.
• 47. Can you catch the waiter's eye?
• 48. He is very quick to catch on to things.
• 49. We caught the bus in the end but it was close.
• 50. I had to run like mad to catch the bus.
• 51. Her face had obviously caught the sun on holiday.
• 52. We barely had time to catch the train.
• 53. Let's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later.
• 54. It's easy to get caught up in the social whirl.