The game of catching a ball.
The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
A fragment of music or poetry.
The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
The act of seizing or capturing.
A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
A slight remembrance; a trace.
A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
The first contact of an oar with the water.
A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
Something which is captured or caught.
To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to.
To be held back or impeded.
To get pregnant.
To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
To be hit by something.
To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
To have something be held back or impeded.
To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
To travel by means of.
To become infected by (an illness).
To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
To charm or entrance.
To grip or entangle.
To handle an exception.
To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
To spread by infection or similar means.
To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
To germinate and set down roots.
To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.
The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself.
The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information.
The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.
Clear or net profit.
The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected.
The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom.
The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine
A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise.
The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.
Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it.
The act of leaving the area of a stoppage.