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catch

 
 
/kætʃ/ noun [C]

Translation

WITH HANDS when someone catches something that is moving through the air
yakalama
a brilliant catch791
FISH the amount of fish that someone has caught
yakalanan balık miktarı, av
33
PROBLEM a hidden problem or difficulty with something
bit yeniği, dümen, oyun, gizli amaç
He's offering us a free flight? There must be a catch.1785
LOCK a part on something that fastens it and keeps it closed
kilit, kanca, kopça, tutamak
a safety catch 1652
(Definition of catch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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