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catch

Main Entry:: ¹ catch
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: caught, catching
Language:: English

transitive verb

1 capture, trap : capturar, agarrar, atrapar, coger 2 : agarrar, pillar familiar, tomar de sorpresa <they caught him red-handed : lo pillaron con las manos en la masa> 3 grasp : agarrar, captar 4 entangle : enganchar, enredar 5 : tomar (un tren, etc.) 6 : contagiarse de <to catch a cold : contagiarse de un resfriado, resfriarse>

intransitive verb

1 grasp : agarrar 2 hook : engancharse 3 ignite : prender, agarrar

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