noun
act of catching sth
ADJ. brilliant, clean, easy, fine, good, nice
VERB + CATCH take Roger took some brilliant catches at today's match. | drop, miss
number of fish that sb has caught
ADJ. big, bumper, good, huge, large, record Fishermen have been landing record catches this season. | poor
VERB + CATCH land, make
CATCH + VERB decline, fall Catches fell because of the new dam. | go up, increase
PREP. ~ of a bumper catch of tuna
PHRASES the day's catch a restaurant where you can sample the day's catch
device for fastening sth
ADJ. door, window | safety the safety catch on a gun
VERB + CATCH slip (off), undo, unfasten, unlock Fran slipped the catch on the door, then turned to say goodbye. | close