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

The action of the verb catch.

present participle of catch

plural of catching

present participle of catch on

present participle of catch it

(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.

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

plural of catch