(countable) The act of seizing or capturing. / (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. / (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). / (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.

(informal) Infectious, contagious. / Captivating; alluring; catchy.

The action of the verb catch.

present participle of catch

(intransitive, idiomatic) To begin to understand; to realize. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.

plural of catch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch

(idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, it.

(obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of catch