[
  {
    "word": "catch",
    "phonetic": "/k\u00e6t\u0361\u0283/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u00e6t\u0361\u0283/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/catch-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899791",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/k\u00e6t\u0361\u0283/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/catch-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=189827",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of seizing or capturing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Nice catch!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Good catch. I never would have remembered that."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The game of catching a ball.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The kids love to play catch."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something which is captured or caught.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Did you see his latest catch?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Be careful, that's a catch question."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A fragment of music or poetry.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The first contact of an oar with the water.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Passing opportunities seized; snatches.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A slight remembrance; a trace.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "beau",
          "conquest",
          "find",
          "prize",
          "capture",
          "collar",
          "seizure",
          "snatch",
          "observation",
          "bit",
          "fragment",
          "snatch",
          "snippet",
          "gimmick",
          "hitch",
          "problem",
          "snag",
          "trick",
          "haul",
          "take",
          "burden",
          "chorus",
          "refrain",
          "chock",
          "clasp",
          "hasp",
          "latch",
          "stop",
          "grasp",
          "snatch"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To capture, overtake.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To seize hold of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To intercept.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To receive (by being in the way).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To take in with one's senses or intellect.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To seize attention, interest.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(heading) To obtain or experience",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "get",
          "take",
          "capture",
          "hook",
          "snare",
          "take",
          "fang",
          "grab",
          "snatch"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "drop",
          "release"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catch"
    ]
  }
]