catch
suomi-englanti sanakirjacatch englannista suomeksi
säppi, haka, salpa
saavuttaa
tuntea
saalis, löytö
juoni
takertua, tarttua
pidättää
tavoittaa
siepata, kerätä
yllättää, käräyttää
ehtiä
koppi, sieppaus
katko
juuttua
kuulla
hillitä
käsittää, ymmärtää
syttyä
kiinnittää huomio, nähdä
saada kiikkiin, paljastaa
kopittelu
ottaa
pyytää
iskeä
kiinnittää
pidätin
sairastua
vangita
ottaa kiinni
kiehtoa
katsoa
kiinniotto
Substantiivi
Verbi
catch englanniksi
''The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.''
''The player made an impressive catch.''
''Nice catch!''
The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
''Good catch. I never would have remembered that.''
2008, John I. Carney, ''Soapstone'' (page 74)
- “In that case,” said Jeff, “I just thought of something else we need.” He walked over to one of the stations that was selling household goods and bought a can opener.“Nice catch,” said Lucy.
The game of catching a ball.
''The kids love to play catch.''
Something which is captured or caught.
''The fishermen took pictures of their catch.''
''The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.''
A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
''Did you see his latest catch?''
''He's a good catch.''
A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
''She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.''
A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
''There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.''
A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
''It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?''
''Be careful, that's a catch question.''
A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
''I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.''
(quote-book)
(quote-book)|The Pilgrim's Progress|section=wikisource:The Pilgrim's Progress/Part I/Section 3|Part I Section 3| passage=You lie at the catch again: this is not for edification.
(RQ:Fuller Church Histor)
- The common and the canon law (..) lie at catch, and wait advantages one against another.
{{quote-book|en|1905||Eighth Biennial Report of the Board of Horticulture of the State of Oregon|page=204|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zmdJAAAAMAAJ
1612, John Smith, ''Map of Virginia'', in Kupperman 1988, page 158:
- Fourteene miles Northward from the river Powhatan, is the river Pamaunke, which is navigable 60 or 70 myles, but with Catches and small Barkes 30 or 40 myles farther.
A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
1610, ''Tempest|The Tempest'', by Shakespeare|Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2
{{quote-book|en|1966|Allen Tate|T. S. Eliot: The Man and His Work|page=76|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=G5ZaAAAAMAAJ
The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
{{quote-book|en|2003|Robert Hugh Benson|Come Rack! Come Rope!|page=268|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=f5abPx1KeKQC
(senseid) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
{{quote-journal|en|1997|May 10|Henry Blofeld|Cricket: Rose and Burns revive Somerset|The Independent|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4855186.html
A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
(quote-journal) in the field he is all activity, covers an immense amount of ground, and is a sure catch.
The first contact of an oar with the water.
(quote-journal)
A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
(RQ:Locke Human Understandin), Introduction
- the way it has been writ in, by catches, and many long intervals of interruption
A slight remembrance; a trace.
(RQ:Glanvill S)
- We retain a catch of those pretty stories.
''To capture, overtake.''
To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). (defdate)
(ux) (nowrap)
1611, ''King James Version|Authorized King James Version'', Mark 12:13:
- And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
1933, (w), ''Ann Vickers'', p.108:
- The public(..)said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote.
2006, Michael Collier and Georgia Machemer, ''Medea'', p.23:
- As for Aspasia, concubinage with Pericles brought her as much honor as she could hope to claim in Athens.(..)from the moment she caught her man, this influential, unconventional woman became a lightning rod(nb..).
To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc. (defdate)
(ux)
2011 ''(w)'', "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
- Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Did anyone catch the ''(w)'' the evening before last. Did you catch it? No, nothing?
To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something). (defdate)
(senseid) To travel by means of. (defdate)
1987, (w), ''In the Name of the Father'', p.111:
- After about a kilometer I caught a taxi to Santa Croce.
To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.) (defdate)
2002, Orpha Caton, ''Shadow on the Creek'', pp.102-103:
- Had Nancy got caught with a child? If so she would destroy her parent's dreams for her.
''To seize hold of.''
(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)
To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep. (defdate)
To be back|held back or impeded.
(RQ:Jefferies Amateur Poacher)
To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
To have something be back|held back or impeded.
To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke. (defdate)
1906, Arthur W. Stevens, ''Practical Rowing with Scull and Sweep'', p.63:
- Stop gathering, in that gradual fashion, and catch the water sharply and decisively.
To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
2001, John Lull, ''Sea Kayaking Safety & Rescue'', p.203:
- If you are surfing a wave through the rocks, make sure you have a clear route before catching the wave.
To handle an exception. (defdate)
''To intercept.''
To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). (defdate)
To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. (defdate)
1811, (w), ''(w)'', Chapter 18:
- she internally resolved henceforward to catch every opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself,(nb..).
To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. (defdate)
To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher. (defdate)
''To receive (by being in the way).''
To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). (defdate)
To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure. (defdate)
To become infected by (an illness). (defdate)
To spread by infection or similar means.
(RQ:Addison Cato)
- Does the sedition catch from man to man?
1817, (w), ''Stories Explanatory of the Church Catechism''
- He accosted Mrs. Browne very civilly, told her his wife was very ill, and said he was sadly troubled to get a white woman to nurse her: "For," said he, "Mrs. Simpson has set it abroad that her fever is catching."
To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.). (defdate)
2003, Jerry Dennis, ''The Living Great Lakes'', p.63:
- the sails caught and filled, and the boat jumped to life beneath us.
To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection. (defdate)
To be hit by something.
To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
To get pregnant.
''To take in with one's senses or intellect.''
To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. (defdate)
(RQ:Chambers Younger Set). ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
''To seize attention, interest.''
2004, Catherine Asaro, ''http://books.google.com/books?id=O2Rj1kYTF1kC The Moon's Shadow'', p.40
- No, a far more natural beauty caught him.
To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense). (defdate)
''To obtain or experience''