Attract and Catch

Attract

Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.

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Catch and attract are semantically related in captivate topic. In some cases you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Attract".

Nearby Words: attractive, attraction, attracting, attractable

Catch

Catch verb - Attract; cause to be enamored.

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Antonyms for Catch

Attract and catch are semantically related in engage topic. Sometimes you can use "Attract" instead a verb "Catch", if it concerns topics such as captivate.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

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Common collocations

girl	attract girl	catch girl
attention	attract attention	catch attention
man	attract man	catch man
guy	attract guy	catch guy
Other words: interest, someone, way, fish, prey, anyone, flies, players, bullets, enemies, insects, guys.

Both words in one sentence

Dogs Love Fire Hydrants: In one of the starring George and Junior as dog catchers, they dress as fire hydrants to attract a dog they've been trying to catch.

Source: Western Animation / Tex Avery MGM Cartoons
She wanted to catch Lantern's eye, and decided that donning a sexy costume and alternately stealing things and teaming up with him would be the best way to attract his attention.

Source: Dating Catwoman
To catch the real Nessie - the scientist who built it has an Ahab complex towards the Loch Ness monster, and wants to use Fujiko to attract it so he can capture it.

Source: Not the Nessie

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