1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
3. to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain
4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
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