catch at

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.

Examples of catch at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a lot of other activities that happened between summer of ’71 and June of ’72, but the Watergate burglars, the Plumbers, are caught at the Watergate Hotel. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026

Smith-Njigba positioned his body perfectly for the catch at the goal line. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Jansen then trapped Travis Head lbw for 14 after a review and Simon Harmer took a superb catch at gully to send back Marnus Labuschagne (14) with Australia reduced to 45-4 in 14 overs. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Hutch caught at him, pulling him back, and Ed was fighting him. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for catch at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
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• format
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