Definition of catch

catch

noun

a person who would make an excellent significant other.

Citation from "Not on Your Wife Opening Night", Party Down, Season 2 Episode 6 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Robert H. from Kingston, PA, USA on Jun 13 2004.
an unpleasant condition that usually accompanies a seemingly advantageous situation.
To get my own room my parents told me I have to walk the dog every day. I knew there would be a catch!

Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on May 12 2010.

verb - intransitive

in homosexual male sex, to perform in the female role (i.e. "receiving end").
- See more words with the same meaning: sex activities, practices, moves.
Last edited on Mar 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.

verb - transitive

to see.
I caught a movie at the theatre in Springfield last night.

Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Citation from "The Unusual Suspects", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: to look, see.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.
to get, buy, attend, etc., when referring to meals. Origin: perhaps derived from hunting, as in catching an animal for food.
I caught lunch at the deli down the street.
Do you want to go catch a bite to eat?
- See more words with the same meaning: to attend.
- See more words with the same meaning: to have, take, get.
Last edited on Mar 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.
to hear, understand.
Did you catch that?
- See more words with the same meaning: to hear, listen.
- See more words with the same meaning: to understand.
Last edited on Mar 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.
to use a scheduled (plane, train, bus, etc.) or unscheduled (taxi cab, etc.) mode of transportation.
Is there anywhere to catch a taxi around here?

Citation from "Search Committee (Parts 1 and 2)", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episodes 25-26 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'sex activities, practices, moves':
motorboat	Definitions include: to place one's mouth between a female's breasts, and exhale while turning one's head left and right.
play the skin flute	Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
fifth base	Definitions include: in the "sex as baseball" metaphor: anal sex.
get head	Definitions include: to receive oral sex.
munch on	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus; "eat out".
airtight	Definitions include: with something in one's mouth and anus and - if female - in one's vagina.
scissor	Definitions include: of two women, to rub their vaginas together, appearing like two pairs of scissors interlocked.
bob	Definitions include: to perform fellatio.
throat	Definitions include: to forcefully penetrate a person's throat with a penis or dildo.
blumpy	Definitions include: oral sex received during defacation
*phone fck**	Definitions include: to engage in phone sex.
head-bang	Definitions include: to perform aggressive fellatio.
earn (one's) red wings	Definitions include: to give oral sex to a woman on her period, for the first time.
blowjob	Definitions include: fellatio.
fist	Definitions include: to insert the fist into the rectum or vagina for sexual purposes.
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Other terms relating to 'to attend':
make it	Definitions include: to reach a level of socioeconomic achievement that a person deems as success.
Other terms relating to 'to have, take, get':
sneak	Definitions include: to acquire discretely.
haz	Definitions include: "have".
scare up	Definitions include: to find.
hit	Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
hog	Definitions include: a police officer.
snag	Definitions include: to acquire.
get (one's) hands on	Definitions include: to have in one's possession.
lock up	Definitions include: To fight someone.
cop	Definitions include: to get.
bang	Definitions include: to have, to take.
score	Definitions include: to get, acquire.
sport	Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a male child.
snatch	Definitions include: female genitalia.
gank	Definitions include: to execute or murder, usually with a firearm.
nab	Definitions include: to arrest.
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Other terms relating to 'to hear, listen':
insituate	Definitions include: to be engaged completely (e.g. mentally, emotionally, etc.) in a situation, not just physically.
keep an ear to the ground	Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors.
ear hustle	Definitions include: to eavesdrop.
peep	Definitions include: a person.
read my lips	Definitions include: "pay close attention."
check out	Definitions include: to listen to.
Other terms relating to 'to look, see':
pore over	Definitions include: to examine closely.
once-over	Definitions include: A visual examination, especially of a person of the opposite sex.
eyeball	Definitions include: to stare at.
butchers	Definitions include: a look. Notes: derived from Cockney rhyming slang: "butcher's hook" - "look."
skeet	Definitions include: generally displeasing.
feast (one's) eyes	Definitions include: to look at.
get a load of	Definitions include: to look at.
cruise	Definitions include: to leave.
lookie	Definitions include: "look".
track	Definitions include: a place where prostitutes gather to find clients.
take a skeet	Definitions include: to take a look.
check	Definitions include: ok, or yes.
clock	Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.)
check out	Definitions include: to listen to.
scope out	Definitions include: to watch.
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Other terms relating to 'to understand':
crystal	Definitions include: "crystal clear", i.e. easy to understand.
capeesh	Definitions include: to understand.
overstand	Definitions include: to understand something so completely that one "over"-stands.
dig	Definitions include: to support an action.
catch on	Definitions include: to become aware of underhanded dealings.
get it through (one's) head	Definitions include: to understand.
suss	Definitions include: to figure something out, esp. to finally grasp something difficult and elusive of understanding.
get	Definitions include: to leave.
capish	Definitions include: misspelling of "capisce".
capisce	Definitions include: to understand.
insituate	Definitions include: to be engaged completely (e.g. mentally, emotionally, etc.) in a situation, not just physically.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'catch':
catch a break	Definitions include: to get some amount of respite.
catch a buzz	Definitions include: to acquire a buzz by smoking marijuana; "get stoned".
catch and release	Definitions include: in fishing, to catch a fish and then release it back into the water.
catch a note	Definitions include: to get intoxicated from some natural substance.
catch a spot	Definitions include: to tag, or write graffiti somewhere.
catch bodies	Definitions include: "Catching bodies" is a phrase commonly associated with western urban youth. It refers to the catcher in homosexual couples.
catcher	Definitions include: a person who catches.
catch flack	Definitions include: to receive criticism.
catch flak	Definitions include: To receive criticism.
catch ghost	Definitions include: run fast
catch later	Definitions include: goodbye.
catch on	Definitions include: to become aware of underhanded dealings.
catch (one's) drift	Definitions include: to understand.
catch (one's) fade	Definitions include: to receive one's beating.
catch rays	Definitions include: get some sunshine.
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