Collocations for catch - noun
1. act of catching sth
ADJECTIVE
awesome (AmE),
brilliant,
good,
nice,
spectacular
clean (esp. BrE)
difficult, tough
easy
game-winning (AmE)
acrobatic, diving, one-handed, running
slip (in cricket)
touchdown (in American football)
fair, legal (both AmE)
clean (esp. BrE)
difficult, tough
easy
game-winning (AmE)
acrobatic, diving, one-handed, running
slip (in cricket)
touchdown (in American football)
fair, legal (both AmE)
VERB + catch
get (esp. AmE),
make (AmE),
take
(BrE)
Roger made some brilliant catches at today's game.
Roger made some brilliant catches at today's game.
drop,
miss
2. number of fish that sb has caught
ADJECTIVE
big,
good,
huge,
large,
record
Fishermen have been landing record catches this season.
Fishermen have been landing record catches this season.
poor (BrE),
small
annual, total
annual, total
PHRASES
the catch of the day,
the day's catch
a restaurant where you can sample the day's catch
a restaurant where you can sample the day's catch
3. device for fastening sth
VERB + catch
release,
undo,
unfasten
Fran released the catch on the door, then turned to say goodbye.
Fran released the catch on the door, then turned to say goodbye.
close