catch

1. The act of seizing or capturing. (countable) · The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
2. The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. (countable) · The player made an impressive catch.· Nice catch!
3. The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. (countable) · Good catch. I never would have remembered that.
4. The game of catching a ball. (uncountable) · The kids love to play catch.
5. Something which is captured or caught. (countable) · The fishermen took pictures of their catch.· The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.
6. A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. (colloquial, countable) · Did you see his latest catch?· He's a good catch.
7. A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. (countable) · She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.
8. A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion. (countable) · There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.

Plural catches