glove · baseball · football · receiver · hands · grip · fumble · snag · field · pitch · pass · bounce · drop · juggle · outfield · touchdown · fetch · retrieve
IDEA.org / Words / catch the ball
Related — throw (Propel by arm motion); catch (Seize or snag); grab (Seize abruptly); toss · mitt · glove · baseball · football · receiver · hands · grip · fumble · snag
successful reception vs. failurecatch the ball ≠ drop the ball Fail at a critical moment; fumble the ball · whiff
receiving vs. sendingcatch the ball ≠ pass the ball Transfer to a teammate; toss the ball · kick the ball
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/catch_the_ball