To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.

To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as, to catch a bird or fish.

To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.

To engage and attach; to please; to charm.

The point at which the paddle blade enters the water at the start of the forward stroke.

The act of the oar initially engaging the water during rowing.

The entrance of the oar blade into the water at the beginning of the stroke.

To get the cards you need on a draw.

When a player receives theCards s/he needed to make a hand. I'm down 300--ICan'tCatch anything today. or JoeCaught his flush early, but ICaught the boat on seventh street to beat him. Often used with an adjective to further specify, for example "catch perfect", "catch inside", "catch smooth".

Occurs with hand entry into water. The hand "catches" or "grabs" water.

Receiving a card that betters/improves a hand.

Hence: To insnare; to entangle.

To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.

n. any device that holds a door closed and may be released by simply pushing or pulling on the door

Small latch to close opening frames (furniture doors)

A number marked on a ticket is said to be a catch when it is called during the keno game.

when one of your numbers is drawn. 'Catch 3' means 3 of your numbers have been drawn.

is when the number generator draws a number that is also selected on the ticket.

In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn

Used in conjunction with the try statement, indicates an exception and the block of code that will handle the exception.

Exceptions can be handled by catching them using the procedure catch.

introduces code to handle an exception case.

A Java keyword used to declare a block of statements to be executed in the event that a Java exception, or run time error, occurs in a preceding try block.

To get possession of; to attain.

To attain possession.

an act of establishing player possession of a live ball in flight

The act of a fielder in getting secure possession in his hand or glove of a ball in flight and firmly holding it.

The act of landing a fish at which point the fisher has the option of releasing or retaining it.

The act of landing a fish at which point the fisher has the option of release or retention.

"Catch" is the name of a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. The single was not released in the US.

Catch, famous for the 1990s pop song "Bingo", were an indie-pop group consisting of Toby Slater (vocalist and keyboardist), Wayne Murray (bassist and vocals) and Ben Etchells (guitarist). The band were signed to Virgin Records and released two singles - "Bingo", which reached #22 in the UK Singles Chart, and "Dive In", which got to #41.

A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.

Canonic, often rhythmically intricate composition for three or more voices, popular especially in the 17th and 18th centuries

a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

A Catch is a type of round - a musical composition in which two or more voices sing exactly the same melody, beginning at different times. In a catch, the lines of music often interact so that a word or phrase is produced that does not appear if sung by only one voice. This phrase has often been anywhere between innuendo-laden, politically subversive, or downright lewd.

usually the last step of each trick. It consists of using your fingers to capture the pen after the spin is done (so the pen doesn't fall).

attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

CATCH [INCLUDE/ EXCLUDE] , string, variable, timeout, maxlength GOTO label Stores incoming information to the specified variable. e.g. CATCH INCLUDE, "OK" , R$ , 60 , 20 GOTO anerror This captures incoming data to the variable R$. The capturing will stop after a time of timeout (in this case 60 half-seconds), when the string "OK" is received, or when twenty characters have been received. The script jumps to the label (i. e. ‘anerror') if the given string is not received before either the timeout value or the maximum number of characters ( maxlength) is reached. Use INCLUDE if you want string to be included as part of the variable, or EXCLUDE if you do not.

The amount of precipitation captured by a rain gauge.