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• catch at — To make a hasty attempt to catch • • • Main Entry: ↑catch * * * ˈcatch at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they catch at he/she/it catches at present participle …   Useful english dictionary

• you wouldn't catch - doing something — informal used to indicate that there is no possibility of the person mentioned doing what is specified you wouldn t catch me walking back to the house alone at night …   Useful english dictionary

• catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• catch up — phrasal verb Word forms catch up : present tense I/you/we/they catch up he/she/it catches up present participle catching up past tense caught up past participle caught up 1) catch someone/something up [intransitive/transitive] to go faster so… …   English dictionary

• catch at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms catch at : present tense I/you/we/they catch at he/she/it catches at present participle catching at past tense caught at past participle caught at British catch at something to reach out and try to get hold of …   English dictionary

• catch — [kætʆ] verb caught PTandPP [kɔːt ǁ kɒːt] [transitive] 1. be caught in something to be in a situation that is difficult to escape from: • The government is caught in the middle of the dispute. • The yen was caught in a downward spiral. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• catch — ► VERB (past and past part. caught) 1) intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or dropped). 2) seize or take hold of. 3) capture after a chase or in a trap, net, etc. 4) be in time to board (a train, bus, etc.) or to see (a person,… …   English terms dictionary

• catch someone napping — CATCH OFF GUARD, catch unawares, (take by) surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their trousers/pants down; Brit. informal catch on the hop. → nap * * * catch someone napping (informal) 1. To detect someone in error… …   Useful english dictionary

• catch up on something — catch up on (something) 1. to do whatever you have not had time to do. I have to catch up on my reading. 2. to find out about something. Most folks stop here for a cup of coffee while they catch up on the day s news …   New idioms dictionary