Hypernyms for "catch"
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accumulate
ache
acquire
adult
amass
appeal
attach
attract
board
capture
catch fire
change
check
clutch
collect
combust
compile
comprehend
conflagrate
constraint
contain
contract
control
curb
delay
delivery
detain
discover
draw
draw in
drawback
erupt
fastener
fastening
find
find out
fixing
gaining control
game
get
get a line
get on
get wind
get word
grownup
hear
hit
hoard
hold
hold in
hold up
holdfast
hurt
ignite
indefinite quantity
learn
manner of speaking
moderate
object
perceive
physical object
pick up
pile up
play
prehend
propagate
pull
pull in
reproduce
restraint
roll up
see
seize
seizure
speech
spread
suffer
surprise
take
take fire
touch
touching
understand
watch
witness
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.