Catch

Definition: Catch

Catch

Noun

1. A hidden drawback; "it sounds good but what's the catch?".

2. The quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish".

3. A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect.

4. Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others".

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

6. A restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open".

7. A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window.

8. A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard".

9. The act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate".

10. : the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar".

Verb

1. Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state: "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting".

2. Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse".

3. Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot: "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach".

4. Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!" "Grab the elevator door!".

5. Succeed in catching or seizing, , esp. after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?".

6. To hook or entangle: "One foot caught in the stirrup".

7. Attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter".

8. Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady".

9. Reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock".

10. : get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath".

11. : catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp".

12. : be struck or affected by; "catch fire", "catch the mood", etc.

13. : check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind".

14. : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table".

15. : see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie".

16. : cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles".

17. : detect a blunder or misstep: "The reporter tripped up the senator".

18. : grasp with the mind; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; " don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?" "She didn't get the joke".

19. : contract; "did you catch a cold?".

20. : start burning; "The fire caught.".

21. : perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time".

22. : suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!".

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

24. : apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs".

25. : spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch".

26. : be the catcher, in baseball; "Who is catching?".

27. : become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window".

28. : delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "catch" was first used: 12th century. (references)

Note: Catch \Catch\, intransitive verb. 1. To attain possession. [Obsolete]. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Literature

Mechanical Engineering

Mining

Sports & Leisure

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

CATCH

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Catch

Connection

Pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener; clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp; cramp, cramp iron; ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl; terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle; clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post.

Deception

Trick, cheat, wile, blind, feint, plant, bubble, fetch, catch, chicane, juggle, reach, hocus, bite; card sharping, stacked deck, loaded dice, quick shuffle, double dealing, dealing seconds, dealing from the bottom of the deck; artful dodge, swindle; tricks upon travelers; stratagem; (artifice); confidence trick, fake, hoax; theft; ballot-box stuffing barney, brace game, bunko game, drop game, gum game, panel game; shell game, thimblerig; skin game.

Decoy, waylay, lure, beguile, delude, inveigle; entrap, intrap, ensnare; nick, springe; set a trap, lay a trap, lay a snare for; bait the hook, forelay, spread the toils, lime; trapan, trepan; kidnap; let in, hook in; nousle, nousel; blind a trail; enmesh, immesh; shanghai; catch, catch in a trap; sniggle, entangle, illaqueate, hocus, escamoter, practice on one's credulity; hum, humbug; gammon, stuff up, sell; play a trick upon one, play a practical joke upon one, put something over on one, put one over on; balk, trip up, throw a tub to a whale; fool to the top of one's bent, send on a fool's errand; make game, make a fool of, make an April fool of, make an ass of; trifle with, cajole, flatter; come over; (influence); gild the pill, make things pleasant, divert, put a good face upon; dissemble.

Discovery

Open the eyes to; see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot; detect; catch, catch tripping.

Imitation

Verb: imitate, copy, mirror, reflect, reproduce, repeat; do like, echo, reecho, catch; transcribe; match, parallel.

Intelligibility

Understand, comprehend, take, take in; catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out; see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way; enter into the ideas of; come to an understanding.

Qualification

Condition, proviso, prerequisite, contingency, stipulation, provision, specification, sine qua non; catch, string, strings attached; exemption; exception, escape clause, salvo, saving clause; discount; restriction; fine print.

Receiving

Take in, catch, touch; pocket; put into one's pocket, put into one's purse; accept; take off one's hands.

Taking

Verb: take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket; receive; accept.

Clutch, swoop, wrench; grip; (retention); haul, take, catch; scramble.

Crosswords: Catch

French (wrestling).

Did you catch fire again (Lilo & Stitch; writing credit: Chris Sanders)

Sir, I was wondering, did you catch the professional football contest on television last night (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

Do you think maybe you wanna maybe, I don't know, go out to dinner, you know, catch up on old times (There's Something About Mary; writing credit: Ed Decter; John J. Strauss)

If you ever see it again, whatever it is, don't catch it, just call me and we'll call somebody and have them take it away (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; writing credit: Ethan Coen)

The only way to catch a fish, so juicy sweet (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

When lovers hearts catch fire (When Smokey Sings; performing artist: ABC)

Yeah, we can catch a train and (Fly Away From Here; performing artist: Aerosmith)

Everything's ok, so I guess I catch you on the next track (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez)

You catch a pearl and ride the dragon's wings (Heat of the Moment; performing artist: Asia)

So I could catch my breath and face the world again (You're Only Human (Second Wind); performing artist: Billy Joel)

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it. (references; author: Russian Proverb)

Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them. (references; author: unknown)

Attitude might not catch fish, but it helps when you don't. (references; author: unknown)

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up. (references; author: unknown)

Cheerfulness is contagious, but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. (references; author: unknown)

Catch a can canner canning a can as he does the cancan, amd you've caught a can-anning can-canning can canner! (references; author: unknown)

The cat catchers can't catch caught cats. (references; author: unknown)

Catch My Soul (1974)

To Catch a Spy (1971)

Catch Me When I Fall (1970)

The Big Catch (1967)

Catch Us If You Can (1965)

Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (performing artist: Gerry and the Pacemakers)

Catch Me (I'm Falling) (performing artist: Pretty Poison)

Catch Us If You Can (performing artist: The Dave Clark Five)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, 42) (reference)

• Old Age Is Contagious: But You Don't Have to Catch It (reference)

• Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley (reference)

• Catch As Cat Can (reference)

• Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Annual Summary Of British Columbia Commerical Catch Statistics (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Summer Catch (reference)

• To Catch a Thief (reference)

• Columbo: Try & Catch Me (reference)

• Dukes of Hazzard: To Catch a Duke (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Catch a Cherub (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride (reference)

• Xerox 500 Sheet Offset Catch Tray For N2025 & N2825 (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Amerock BP3473-PT Magnetic Spring Cushioned Catch (reference)

• Catskill Craftsmen Wood Cut 'N Catch Board (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is a child running to catch a baseball out of the air. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Humpbacks feeding on krill. Straining water out of mouth before swallowing the catch. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Sometimes these would catch the humans instead of vice versa Huge salt-water crocodile on display in Sandakan, Borneo. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Flying hybrid cow taking in the view Another sight to catch the eye. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources scientist observing crab catch. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A middle school field trip to Kings Landing. Inspecting content and sorting the catch of a seine net after dragging. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Sorting catch on MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Weighing catch of redfish on the MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Unloading and distributing a catch of yellowtail snapper. Credit: Fisheries.

Young fisherman helps pack up part of the day's catch of yellowtail snapper. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She would catch a dreadful cold

Alice kept her eyes anxiously fixed on it, for she felt sure she would catch a bad cold if she did not get dry very soon

If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late

Stand you here, and let me run and catch it.

When young, he one day saw the dress of a chambermaid catch in the fender, and fell in love through the accident

The dean rested back on his hunkers and watched the sticks catch.

They always catch fellas

With consummate skill he has set his trap with a hair springe to catch comfort and independence, and then, as he turned away, got his own leg into it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

In contrast, you can't catch shingles. (references)

Many women manage urinary incontinence with pads that catch slight leakage during activities such as exercising. (references)

For a clean catch, the patient washes the genital area before collecting urine "midstream" in a sterile container. (references)

Business

Kishiwada Fishery Port's fish catch is one of the largest in the Osaka Prefecture. (references)

This is a reflection of China’s efforts to catch up with the latest technology development in the world. (references)

Competition from large shops stimulates smaller shops to improve their appearances in order to catch customers' attention. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

Security officers man checkpoints nationwide to prevent smuggling, seize illegal weapons, and catch criminals. (references)

Economic History

Korea

Korea's local catch is shrinking. (references)

Maldives

In 2000, the fish catch declined by 4%, to 119,000 metric tons. (references)

Human Rights

Paraguay

The police may arrest persons without a warrant if they catch them in the act of committing a crime, but they must notify a prosecutor within 6 hours. (references)

Honduras

Less stringent rules of detention apply when the police catch a suspect in a criminal act; in that case, the authorities may hold a suspect for up to 6 days before a temporary holding order is issued. (references)

Political Economy

NICARAGUA

The U.S. Embassy is aware of no investor who has encountered remittance difficulties since the inception of the Foreign Investment Law in 1991. The fishing industry remains protected by requirements involving the nationality and composition of vessel crews, and a requirement for domestic processing of the catch. (references)

Travel

Slovak Rep

It is advisable to call for taxis rather than catch them on the street, as radio-service companies are quite reliable. (references)

Sweden

After arriving in the world class Arlanda airport, one can catch a cab to center Stockholm, being sure to ask for the fixed fee before departing, all very standard. (references)

Women

Ghana

There were more than 30 murders between 1993 and 2000, which were referred to as "serial murders." Police instituted evening roadblocks throughout Accra in an attempt to catch the murderers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "catch": a drowning man will catch at a straw ♦ catch 22 ♦ catch a chill ♦ catch a cold ♦ catch a glimpse ♦ catch a glimpse of ♦ catch a glimpse of smth. ♦ catch a hold of smth. ♦ catch a likeness ♦ catch a packet ♦ catch a person lying ♦ catch a sight of smb. ♦ catch a sun ♦ catch a tartar ♦ catch a weasel asleep ♦ catch a whiff of ♦ catch a wink ♦ catch again ♦ catch an infection ♦ catch as catch can ♦ catch at ♦ catch at a straw ♦ catch at straws ♦ catch attention of ♦ catch away ♦ catch basin ♦ catch bench ♦ catch bird ♦ catch cold ♦ catch cool ♦ Catch crop ♦ catch crops ♦ catch drain ♦ catch feeder ♦ catch fire ♦ catch flies ♦ catch hell ♦ catch his breath ♦ catch his eye ♦ catch hold of ♦ catch hold of smth. ♦ catch in ♦ catch in the act ♦ catch it ♦ catch light ♦ catch line ♦ catch me doing it! ♦ catch me doing that! ♦ catch me! ♦ catch mice ♦ catch napping ♦ catch on ♦ catch on to ♦ catch on with ♦ catch one's breath ♦ catch one's death ♦ catch one's death of cold ♦ catch one's eye ♦ catch out ♦ catch over ♦ catch phrase ♦ catch pin ♦ catch question ♦ catch sight ♦ catch sight of ♦ catch sight of smb. ♦ catch smb. a swinging blow ♦ catch smb. all unawares ♦ catch smb. by the arm ♦ catch smb. in the act ♦ catch smb. nap ping ♦ catch smb. napping ♦ catch smb. off guard ♦ catch smb. on the hop ♦ catch smb. on the wrong foot ♦ catch smb. tripping ♦ catch smb. unawares ♦ catch smb. up ♦ catch smb.'s attention ♦ catch smb.'s eye ♦ catch some shuteye ♦ catch some Z's ♦ catch the attention ♦ catch the ball on the bounce ♦ catch the eye ♦ catch the fancy ♦ catch the fancy of ♦ catch the infection ♦ catch the opportunity ♦ catch the point ♦ catch the train ♦ Catch title ♦ catch tripping ♦ catch type B ♦ catch type B1 ♦ catch type B2 ♦ catch unawares ♦ catch up ♦ catch up on ♦ catch up on a backlog of one's work ♦ catch up sleep. Additional references.

Beginning with "catch": catch-22, catch-22 situation, catch-all, catch-as-catch, catch-as-catch-can, catch-as-catch-can wrestling, Catch-basin, catch-crop, catch-cropping, catch-crops, catch-dyke, catch-hand, catch-letter, catch-line, Catch-meadow, catch-me-if-you-can, catch-monitoring, catch-penny, catch-phrase, catch-phrases, catch-plate, catch-pole, catch-poll, catch-twenty-two, catch-up, catch-water, catch-word.

Ending with "catch": safety-catch, window-catch.

Afrikaans

vat (captivate, capture, get, grapple, lay, lay hold of, pick, pick up, start off, take), vang (captivate, capture, grapple), tref (hit, run, run across, strike), beetvat (captivate, capture, grapple), beetpak (captivate, capture, clutch, grapple), beetneem (captivate, capture, clutch, fool, grapple, hoax, mystify, take, take in, trick), beetkry (captivate, capture, grapple), beetgryp (captivate, capture, clutch, grapple). (various references)

Albanian

kap (affect, apprehend, arrest, attack, avail oneself of, captivate, capture, catch on, catch out, catch up, clasp, clutch, cop, embrace, gain, get, get hold of, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, handle, have, hitch, hold, hook, intercept, nab, nail, nip, nobble, overcome, overtake, pick up, pinch, reach, rummage out, seize, snap, snatch, soak up, swoop, tackle, take, track down, unhang). (various references)

Arabic 

‏أغنية معدة, ‏شرك (booby trap, cobwebby, decoy, entanglement, gin, hook, let smb. into, mantrap, morass, net, paneling, pitfall, polytheism, snare, trammel, trap), ‏اللقطة, ‏السقاطة (trip, windfall), ‏إصطاد سمك, ‏إصطاد السمك (fish), ‏جذب (allure, attract, attraction, charm, engage, entice, hale, haul, magnetize, press, pull, rivet, strain, tempt), ‏أمسك (bite, cradle, get hold of, grasp, grip, gripe, hold, lay hold of, refrain, withhold), ‏خدع (bamboozle, beguile, betray, bilk, bitch, bite, blind, bluff, brown, bubble, camouflage, cheat, chisel, con, crook, deceive, deception, decoy, defraud, delude, diddle, do, dupe, entrap, fall for, feint, fiddle, fob, fool, fox, get round, give the lie to, gull, gyp, hoax, hocus pocus, humbug, illusory, impose, intrigue, jape, job, leg pull, lure, mislead, mock, mystify, nick, overreach, pitch, play a trick, pose, prank, pull a fast one, pull his leg, ream, rook, sell, settle his hash, skin, skunk, slang, stick, string along, swank, swindle, take for a ride, take in, trick, victimize, wile), ‏أسر (captivate, captivity, capture, enthralling, intrigue, prison, seize, seizure, servitude, take, take prisoner), ‏أصاب ب, ‏أصبح محكما (fasten), ‏أخذ (gather, occupy, pick, reception, take), ‏آسر (captivating, catching, catchy, enthalpy, enthralling, fascinating), ‏ثبت (affirm, anchor, assure, aver, belay, belt, bend, bite, bolt, bolt on, brace, cable, chock, confirm, corroborate, countersign, demonstrate, display, endure, establish, evince, fastening, fix, lash, last, pin down, plant, prove, reinforce, secure, set, spike, stabilize, stay, steady, stick, strengthen, substantiate, testify, validate, verify, warrant), ‏أمسك به, ‏وقع في شرك (boob trap, decoy, ensnare, lime, snare, trammel), ‏فاجأ (overtake, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, take), ‏مزلاج (bolt, latch), ‏لفت (attract, entice, kale), ‏لمح (allude, behold, catch sight of, descry, espy, glance at, glimpse, hint, imply, see, sight, spy, suggest, twig), ‏لحق (be annexed, recapture, regain), ‏المزلاج, ‏قبض (constrict, constriction, contraction, get hold of, grasp, pinch, seizure, taking), ‏فهم (accept, apprehend, apprehension, brain, comprehend, comprehension, conceive, conception, discern, discernment, grasp, hear, hear of, intelligence, know, know of, learn, learn about, make out, penetrate, perceive, perception, pick out, pierce, put across, puzzle out, realization, realize, see, see daylight, see the light, seeing, sense, skulk, sort out, take in, twig, understand, understanding, understood), ‏حبس نفسه, ‏تفشى (fulminate, spread), ‏تمسك (be tenacious, freeze, hang on, seize on, stick by), ‏توقف مؤقت, ‏سحر (attractiveness, bedevil, bewitch, bewitchment, charm, conjure, diablerie, enamor, enamour, enchantment, fascinate, fascination, glamor, glamour, incantation, infatuation, loveliness, magic, magnetize, matinee, mesmerize, necromancy, overlook, pleasantness, prestige, quaintness, ravishment, relish, smite, sorcery, spell, spellbind, temptation, weirdness, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wiz, wizardry, zest), ‏صيد (chase, hunt, hunting, prey, shooting), ‏قبض على (apprehend, capture, clasp, clutch, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, seize upon, take hold of). (various references)

Bulgarian 

заразявам се от, долавям (detect, note, observe, sense), измамвам (abuse, befool, beguile, chisel, chouse, clip, cross, dash, defraud, diddle, fix, flam, fob, fool, gaff, go back on, green, gull, hijack, kid, mislead, mock, nobble, overreach, play false, pluck, prey, pull a fast one, put across, put on, screw, sell, shaft, short-change, slip over, spoof, swindle, take for a ride, take in, trick, trim), пипвам (cop, feel, grab, nab, nail, nip, pinch, pull, rap, snag, touch), парче (bar, bit, cake, cob, cut, cutting, dollop, fragment, lump, patch, piece, portion, scrap, section, slice, slip, slipping, snatch, splint, splinter), печалба (earnings, gain, income, increase, increment, lucre, plunder, plus, prize, profit, spoil, win, yield), приспособление за затваряне, пресичане (coagulation, congealment, crossing, cut, interception, intersection), запъвам се (hem, stumble), залавям (intercept, nab, run down, take), добра партия, закачам (append, bangle, clasp, dangle, graze, hang, hang out, hang up, hitch, hook, jive, jolly, pin on, pin up, put up, rib, ride, roast, rough-house, tease, tooth, twit), улов (haul, take), настигам (catch up, gain on, gain upon, overhaul, overtake, ride down), вид канон, хитрина (contrivance, craft, craftiness, deceit, dodgery, expedient, fetch, foxiness, legerdemain, shift, trickery, wheeze, wile, wiliness), хващам (capture, clamp, find out, get, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hook, hunt down, land, nail, nip, nobble, pick up, pot, prey upon, run down, seize, snag, strike, take, take effect, take up, track down), хващане (caption, catching, grasp, grip, gripe, handhold, hold, holding, prehension, purchase), райбер (dog, reamer), спиране (arrest, blocking, braking, cease, cessation, discontinuance, dwell, halt, hold up, holdback, interruption, letup, prevention, retention, snub, stand, standstill, stay, stop, stopping, tie up), удрям (bang against, bash, beat, biff, blast, bruise, bust, douse, hammer, heel, hit, impact, jam on, knap, knock, lash, lay, peg at, plump, poke, pole-ax, pound, ram, set, shoot, slam, slam on, smash, smite, strike, strike in, thunder, wallop, zap), улавям (catch out, clutch, detect, entrap, get, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, mesh, pick up), улавяне (clutch, grasp, grip, gripe, purchase), загарям (burn). (various references)

Chinese 

逮 (arrest, seize, until), 著 (apply, book, ignited, -ing, outstanding, part. indicates accompanying action, plan, receive, settlement, suffer, to contact, to make known, to prove, to show, to touch, to use, to wear, to write), 迨 (seize, until), 抓住 (Clutched, Clutching), 捕捉 (seize), 捕拿 (arrest, capture), 捕撈 (fish for). (various references)

Czech

chytit (capture, catch fire, clutch, field, get, grasp, ignite, light, pick up, seize, take, take a fire, take fire). (various references)

Danish

fangst (capture, prey), fange (captivate, capture, grapple). (various references)

Dutch

vangst (capture, prey), aangaan (burn, concern, flash on, form, make a contract, make a noise, relate, shape, strike, take fire), aanfloepen (burn, flash on, strike, take fire), aanflitsen (burn, flash on, strike, take fire). (various references)

Esperanto

trafi (hit, run across, strike), kapto (prey), kapti (capture, grapple), ekbruli (burn, flash on, strike, take fire). (various references)

Faeroese

raka (hit, run across, shave, strike), ráma (hit, run across, strike), handbera (captivate, capture, grapple), fanga (captivate, capture, grapple). (various references)

Farsi 

فهمیدن (Compass, Comprehend, Follow, Get, Grasp, Gripe, Induct, Intend, Learn, Realize, Savor, Savvy, See, Skill, Tell, Understand), لغت چشمگیر, گرفتن (Capture, Cease, Circle, Detract, Devest, Educe, Engage, Front, Grab, Gripe, Hold, Kindle, Nail, Obtain, Obturate, Pickup, Snatch, Take, Wed), عمل گرفتن , جلب کردن (Atone, Attract, Engross, Entice, Have, Solicit), ازهواگرفتن , اخذ (Grasp), شعار (Device, Emblem, Motto, Slogan), دچارشدن به , دستگیره (Knob), درک کردن (Appreciate, Apprehend, Cognize, Compass, Comprehend, Coneive, Follow, Hear, Induct, Perceive, Realize, Savvy, Seize, Understand), بدست اوردن (Acquire, Attain, Earn, Enter, Gain, Get, Have, Impetrate, Obtain, Procure, Reap, Win). (various references)

Finnish

saalis (bag, booty, haul, kill, prey, spoils), pyydystää (captivate, capture, grapple, snare, trap), kalansaalis. (various references)

French

capturer (captivate, capture), s'allumer (catch fire), saisir (captivate, capture, catch hold of), prise, capture (capture, captures), attraper (captivate, capture, catch at), atteindre. (various references)

Frisian

treffe (come across, encounter, hit, meet, run across, see, strike, to meet), oangean (begin, burn, commence, flash on, start, strike, take fire), fange (captivate, capture, grapple). (various references)

German

fangen (bag, captivate, capture, cope, entrap, grapple, net, snare, tag, take, to catch, to trap, trap, trick), fang (capture, Fang, fishing, haul, hunting, pounce, prey, scoop, talon, trapping), erwischen (captivate, capture, cop, cope, get, get hold of, grapple, make, nab, to get hold of), klinke (handle, Jack, latch, pawl, ratchet), haken (belaying pin, check, crotchet, crotchets, crux, cruxes, grappling iron, hash, hash up, hitch, hook, hooks, peg, snag, stick, trip up), fassen (apprehend, bite, captivate, capture, contain, draw, express, feel, frame, gather, gather in, get, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hold, lay hold of, make, Mount, mounting, pass, pick up, seize, set, subsume, surround, take, take hold of, to subsume, touch, understand), ertappen (captivate, capture, grapple, trap), auffangen (absorb, block, bring under control, collect, counterbalance, cushion, deaden, offset, pick up). (various references)

Greek 

αρπάζω (clutch, grab, grapple, grasp, gripe, nab, poach, rape, ravish, rifle, scrounge, seize, snap, snatch, spoil, tear from). (various references)

Hawaiian

kap (captivate, capture, grapple). (various references)

Hebrew 

מלכוד (interceptor), ללכוד (capture, entrap, hook, hunt down, track down, trap), לתפוס (apprehand, cop, grasp, lay hold of, nab, occupy, seize, snatch, take), לעקוץ (be sarcastic, bite, dig, needle, sting), לאחוז (connect, fasten, get hold of, grasp, grip, hold, port, seize), לצוד (angle, captivate, capture, gun, seize, shoot), תפס (lock). (various references)

Hungarian

megfog (captivate, capture, grapple, grasp, lay hold of, palm, seize, seize on, taken, to clinch, to clutch, to corral, to entrap, to gaff, to grasp, to pin, to seize on, to take, took), fogás (catching, clasp, clench, course, decrement, dish, grasp, grip, handle, hold, knack, prehension, stopper, touch, trick, tweak). (various references)

Indonesian

pegangan (banister, clutch, grip, handle, knob), menangkap (absorb, arrest, capture, cop, detain, grab), jepitan (clasp, twezers), gecek (smash), gaetan (a hook). (various references)

Irish

beir (bring, fetch). (various references)

Italian

prendere (assume, be taken, buy, captivate, capture, charge, earn, employ, engage, fetch, gather, get, grapple, grasp, grip, have, lay, lay hold of, pick up, seize, subsume, take, take along, to take), retata (draft, draught, haul, netful, round up), gancio (clasp, clip, crook, crotchet, fastener, fastening, hanger, hook), fermo (arrest, constant, durable, fast, firm, fixed, lock, motionless, settled, standing, stationary, steady, still, stop, tight), colpire (affect, bang, beat, buffet, bump, clout, damage, dazzle, hit, jab, knock, Lam, pelt, poke, pound, punch, rap, run across, shock, shoot, slap, smite, sock, spear, strike, strike down, swat, swipe, thwack), cogliere (cull, gather, get, hit, Nick, overtake, pick, pick off, pluck, snatch, take). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

把握 (grasp, understanding). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぎょかく (fishing, haul), しょう (actor, artisan, award, bruise, buy, call, carpenter, chapter, commander, cut, destroy, drink, eat, gash, general, government, hurt, idea, illness, important point, injury, label, leader, make up for, means, mechanic, medal, phenomenon, prize, put on, quotient, ride in, scar, scratch, section, send for, take, to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder, upper part, weak point, wear, workman, wound), ひきて (handle, knob, patron, performer or player), ほきゅう (grounder, replenishment, supply, supplying), りょう (amount, charge, companion, completion, defy, dormitory, eclipse, endure, excel, fee, finish, fishing, game, good, hostel, hunting, keep out, material, official, portion, pull through, quantity, rate, skill, slight, stave off, surpass, tide over, understanding, volume), キャッチ , はあく (grasp, understanding). (various references)

Korean 

잡음 (Buzz). (various references)

Malay

tangkap (captivate, capture, grapple), pukul (hit, run across, strike), menangkap (captivate, capture, grapple), memukul (hit, run across, strike). (various references)

Manx

tayrtyn (apprehend, apprehension, field, seize), tayr, snig (fillip, flick, flip, latch), sneg (latch, sneck), greimmey (adhere, adherence, adherence of person, adhesion, attach, bite, bite off, clutch, fishing tackle, grab, grasp, grip, gripping, hold, jam, lock in, monopolization, nab, pin on, seize, seizing, snap, snatch, snatch away, snatching, stick, stitch, stitch up, tooth), greim (bit, bite, clutch, commissure, gobbet, grab, grasp, grip, handhold, hold, monopolize, morsel, piece, snap, snatch, tack, tack needlework), goaill greim (catch on, clinch, clutch, grab, grip, hang on), goaill (acceptance, affect, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, assumption, assumption of office, bring off, capture, contract, contract as disease, contraction, distrain, draw off, engage, expropriation, impound, preoccupation, reduce, seizure, take), glackey (adopt, adopt as report, apprehension, buckle, catch out, clutch, holdfast, input, reception, seize, shoot, shot, snatch), berraghtyn (overtake, pull ahead). (various references)

Maori

hopu-kia</