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Synonyms for Catch (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (the quantity that was caught):
haul

WordNet sense 2 (a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect):
match

WordNet sense 3 (a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident):
gimmick

WordNet sense 4 (a restraint that checks the motion of something):
stop

WordNet sense 5 (perceive by hearing):
get

WordNet sense 6 (hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers):
overhear, take in

WordNet sense 7 (see or watch):
see, view, watch

WordNet sense 8 (perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily):
pick up

WordNet sense 9 (attract; cause to be enamored):
beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, charm, enamor, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance, becharm, enamour, entrance

WordNet sense 10 (attract and fix):
arrest

WordNet sense 11 (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of):
grab, take hold of

WordNet sense 12 (to hook or entangle):
hitch

WordNet sense 13 (catch up with and possibly overtake):
overtake, catch up with

WordNet sense 14 (detect a blunder or misstep):
trip up

WordNet sense 15 (the act of catching an object with the hands):
snap, snatch

WordNet sense 16 (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)):
apprehension, collar, pinch, taking into custody


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