catch somebody doing something or in a certain state v perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily v reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase v to hook or entangle v attract and fix v capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping v reach in time v get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly v catch up with and possibly overtake v be struck or affected by v check oneself during an action v hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers v see or watch v cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled v detect a blunder or misstep v grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of v contract v start burning v perceive by hearing v suffer from the receipt of v attract
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often modified for grasping and piercing
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Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab
