The difference between Capture and Catch

When used as nouns, capture means an act of capturing, whereas catch means the act of seizing or capturing.

When used as verbs, capture means to take control of, whereas catch means to capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

check bellow for the other definitions of Capture and Catch

  1. Capture as a noun:

    An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

  2. Capture as a noun:

    The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

    Examples:

    "the capture of a lover's heart"

  3. Capture as a noun:

    Something that has been captured; a captive.

  4. Capture as a noun:

    The recording or storage of something for later playback.

    Examples:

    "video capture"

  5. Capture as a noun (computing):

    A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.

  1. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

    Examples:

    "to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal"

  2. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

    Examples:

    "She captured the sounds of a subway station on tape."

    "She captured the details of the fresco in a series of photographs."

  3. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To reproduce convincingly.

    Examples:

    "His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work."

    "In her latest masterpiece, she captured the essence of Venice."

  4. Capture as a verb (transitive):

    To remove or take control of an opponent's piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).

    Examples:

    "My pawn was captured."

    "He captured his opponent’s queen on the 15th move."

  1. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of seizing or capturing.

    Examples:

    "The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."

  2. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

    Examples:

    "The player made an impressive catch."

    "Nice catch!"

  3. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

    Examples:

    "Good catch. I never would have remembered that."

  4. Catch as a noun (uncountable):

    The game of catching a ball.

    Examples:

    "The kids love to play catch."

  5. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

    Examples:

    "Did you see his latest catch?"

    "He's a good catch."

  6. Catch as a noun (countable):

    Something which is captured or caught.

    Examples:

    "The fishermen took pictures of their catch."

    "The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish."

  7. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

    Examples:

    "She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight."

  8. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

    Examples:

    "There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name."

  9. Catch as a noun (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct):

    A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

    Examples:

    "It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?"

    "Be careful, that's a catch question."

  10. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

    Examples:

    "I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side."

  11. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A fragment of music or poetry.

  12. Catch as a noun (obsolete):

    A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

  13. Catch as a noun (countable, agriculture):

    A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

  14. Catch as a noun (obsolete):

    A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

  15. Catch as a noun (countable, music):

    A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

  16. Catch as a noun (countable, music):

    The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.

  17. Catch as a noun (countable, cricket, baseball):

    The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

  18. Catch as a noun (countable, cricket):

    A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

  19. Catch as a noun (countable, rowing):

    The first contact of an oar with the water.

  20. Catch as a noun (countable, phonetics):

    A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

  21. Catch as a noun:

    Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

  22. Catch as a noun:

    A slight remembrance; a trace.

  1. Catch as a verb:

    To capture, overtake. To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive. To marry or enter into a similar relationship with. To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc. To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something). To travel by means of. To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)

    Examples:

    "I hope I catch a fish.  nowrap He ran but we caught him at the exit.  nowrap The police caught the robber at a nearby casino."

    "If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat."

    "If you leave now you might catch him.  nowrap I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane."

    "He was caught on video robbing the bank.  nowrap He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit."

    "'catch the bus"

  2. Catch as a verb:

    To seize hold of. To grab, seize, take hold of. To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep. To grip or entangle. To be held back or impeded. To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process. To have something be held back or impeded. To make a grasping or snatching motion (at). Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to. To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke. To germinate and set down roots. To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. To handle an exception.

    Examples:

    "I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me."

    "I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath.  nowrap I caught some Z's on the train."

    "My leg was caught in a tree-root."

    "Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob.  nowrap His voice caught when he came to his father's name."

    "Push it in until it catches.  nowrap The engine finally caught and roared to life."

    "I caught my heel on the threshold."

    "He caught at the railing as he fell."

    "The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn."

    "The seeds caught and grew."

    "When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file."

  3. Catch as a verb:

    To intercept. To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.

    Examples:

    "I will throw you the ball, and you catch it.  nowrap Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth."

    "Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson."

    "He caught the last three innings."

  4. Catch as a verb:

    To receive (by being in the way). To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure. To be infected by (an illness). To spread by infection or similar means. To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.). To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection. To be hit by something. To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish. To get pregnant.

    Examples:

    "You're going to catch a beating if they find out."

    "The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold.  nowrap Her hair was caught by the light breeze."

    "Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week."

    "The bucket catches water from the downspout.  nowrap The trees caught quickly in the dry wind."

    "She finally caught the mood of the occasion."

    "He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year."

    "Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do."

  5. Catch as a verb:

    To take in with one's senses or intellect. To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment). To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.

    Examples:

    "Did you catch his name?  nowrap Did you catch the way she looked at him?"

    "I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie."

    "You've really caught his determination in this sketch."

  6. Catch as a verb:

    To seize attention, interest. To charm or entrance. To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

    Examples:

    "He managed to catch her attention.  nowrap The enormous scarf did catch my eye."

  7. Catch as a verb:

    To obtain or experience

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