catch in



catch someone or something in something

to trap someone or something in something. We caught David in the snare by accident. My platoon was caught in an enemy ambush.
See also: catch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Barak (1)BER-ək (English), BAR-ək (English)Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
OleOL-e (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
CorianderKAWR-ee-an-dərEnglish (Rare)
Kaja (2)KIE-ah (Polish)Polish, Slovene
BrooklynBRUWK-linEnglish (Modern)
Ireneie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L