A surname from French.

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

simple past tense and past participle of catch

(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

(transitive) To set off an event or action. / (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. / (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

Alternative form of 'cause; because

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. / The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.

A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.

(intransitive or transitive with with) To meet and participate in a caucus. / (transitive) To bring into or treat in a caucus.