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.