catch
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounThe act of seizing or capturing.
Example:
The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
- 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.
- 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