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Definition

To be infected with a disease; used with of.

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  • "In 1901, he caught a case of the flu, fell into a moribund state lasting another year, and died without ever fathering a child.64 Niue was hardly alone in this experience. Soap sales benefited enormously from the deadly wave of bubonic[…]"
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Related Idioms

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catch some z's

To sleep.

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catch on

To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.

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catch as catch can

To use any available means or methods.

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catch a falling knife

To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

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catch air

To make a jump.

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catch big air

(Extreme sports) Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off th…
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