catch at
phrasal verb
caught at; catching at; catches at
: to reach for and try to hold (something)
The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.
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Weapons, being a horror film, comes with a few catches at the end, but that alone differentiates it from movies like When Evil Lurks and Skinamarink, where no catch is needed because the monster wins.
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
He’s caught at least one touchdown each of the past four seasons in Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami and San Francisco.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
Ty Dooley #3 of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers makes a catch at second base against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at David F. Couch Ballpark on April 9, 2024 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The next batter, Addison Barger, hit a 405-foot fly ball to center field that Merrill leaped to catch at the top of the wall.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
He’s caught at least one touchdown each of the past four seasons in Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami and San Francisco.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 July 2025
Ty Dooley #3 of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers makes a catch at second base against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at David F. Couch Ballpark on April 9, 2024 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The next batter, Addison Barger, hit a 405-foot fly ball to center field that Merrill leaped to catch at the top of the wall.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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