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catch

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounThe act of seizing or capturing.

    Example: The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.

  2. verbTo capture, overtake. To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

    Example: I hope I catch a fish.

  3. nounThe act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

    Example: The player made an impressive catch.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

How common
Very common
#202 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
Can be a Play Five answer
As a first guess
Tests likely letters better than 27% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: c