Catch(v. t.)
- To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
Catch(v. t.)
- To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing.
Catch(v. t.)
- To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.