Catch Definition
- To ignite.
- To become very enthusiastic.
- To receive a punishment or scolding.
- To rest so as to be able to continue an activity.
- To catch a cold or other illness.
- To find or arrest after a period of pursuit:
The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.
- To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiescence:
mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for president.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Catch
- catch fire
- catch it
- catch (one's) breath
- catch (one's) death
- catch up with
- catch you later
- catch as catch can
- catch at
- catch it
- catch on
- catch oneself
- catch out
- catch up
- catch up on
Origin of Catch
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From Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, from Old Northern French, from Late Latin captiare, from Latin captare. Akin to Modern French chasser (from Old French chacier, whence English chase), Spanish cazar.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English cacchen from Old North French cachier to chase from Vulgar Latin captiāre chase1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After Catch-22 a novel by Joseph Heller
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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