Definitions of catch:

• noun:   the act of catching an object with the hands

  Example: "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"

• noun:   a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

  Example: "He played catch with his son in the backyard"

• noun:   a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
• noun:   a restraint that checks the motion of something
• noun:   a hidden drawback

  Example: "It sounds good but what's the catch?"

• noun:   a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
• noun:   anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

  Example: "He shared his catch with the others"

• noun:   a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
• noun:   the quantity that was caught

  Example: "The catch was only 10 fish"

• noun:   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• verb:   suffer from the receipt of

  Example: "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

• verb:   perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

  Example: "Ears open to catch every sound"

• verb:   hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
• verb:   perceive by hearing

  Example: "I didn't catch your name"

• verb:   get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

  Example: "Catch some sleep"

• verb:   check oneself during an action

  Example: "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"

• verb:   start burning
• verb:   delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
• verb:   be struck or affected by

  Example: "Catch fire"

• verb:   grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of

  Example: "Did you catch that allusion?"

• verb:   discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
• verb:   become aware of
• verb:   contract

  Example: "Did you catch a cold?"

• verb:   be the catcher

  Example: "Who is catching?"

• verb:   cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
• verb:   spread or be communicated

  Example: "The fashion did not catch"

• verb:   take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

  Example: "Catch the ball!"

• verb:   take in and retain

  Example: "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater"

• verb:   attract and fix

  Example: "Catch the attention of the waiter"

• verb:   apprehend and reproduce accurately
• verb:   reach in time

  Example: "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"

• verb:   detect a blunder or misstep
• verb:   catch up with and possibly overtake
• verb:   succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

  Example: "Did you catch the thief?"

• verb:   to hook or entangle
• verb:   reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
• verb:   capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
• verb:   see or watch

  Example: "Catch a show on Broadway"

• verb:   attract; cause to be enamored