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a person who is hurt or killed in an accident or a war Both sides suffered heavy casualties (= a lot of people were hurt or killed ) .

cat Ф / kaet / noun [ count ]

1 a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet Word building A young cat is called a kitten A cat purrs when it is happy. When a cat makes a loud noise, it meows : My cat meows when he's hungry.

whiskers

cat

cats

claw |

kitten

2 a wild animal of the cat family the big cats, such as tigers and lions

cat • a • log ( also cat . a • logue ) / ' kretlag / noun [ count ]

a list of all the things that you can buy from a company or see somewhere a mail order catalog

ca • tas • tro • phe / ks ' trestrsfi / noun [ count ]

a sudden disaster that causes great suffering or damage major catastrophes such as floods and earthquakes ► cat • a • stroph • ic / |krets ' strafik / adjective

The flood had a catastrophic effect.

catch 1 Ф / ksetj/ verb ( :atch e: , :atch ing , caught / kot / has caught )

( sports ) to take and hold something that is moving He threw the ball to me and I caught it.

to find and hold someone or something They caught a fish in the river.

The man ran so fast that the police couldn't catch him.

to see someone when they are doing something wrong They caught the thief stealing the painting.

to be early enough for a bus, train, etc. that is going to leave

You should run if you want to catch the bus. —ANTONYM miss

( health ) to get an illness She caught a cold .

to get stuck in or on something by mistake I caught my coat in the car door.

catch fire

to start to burn The house caught fire. catch on

to become popular or fashionable

The idea never really caught on in this country.

to understand or realize something It took me a while to catch on.

catch up to do something quickly so that you are not behind others

If you miss a class, you can do some work at home to catch ^up.

Quick! Run and catch up with the others!

catch2 / kretj / noun [ count ] ( plural catch • es )

( sports ) the act of catching something, for example a ball

That was a great catch! —Look at miss 2 .

a device for fastening something and keeping it closed I can't wear this necklace — the catch is broken.

a hidden problem in something that seems to be very good

That sounds too easy. What's the catch?

catch • y / ' kretji / adjective (catch • i •er, catch • i est)

(used about a tune or a song) easy to remember

cat • e • go • rize AWB / ' kretsgs^aiz / verb ( cat • e • go • riz • es , cat • e • go • riz • ing , cat • e • go rized )

to put people or things into groups according to what type they are

Do we categorize a tomato as a fruit or a vegetable?

cat • e • go • ry AWB / ' krets|gori / noun [count]

( plural cat • e • go • ries )

a group of people or things that are similar to each other The results can be divided into three main categories.

ca • ter • ing / ' keitsrig / noun [ noncount ]

the activity or business of providing food and drinks at events

Who is doing the catering for your wedding?

cat • er • pil • lar / ' kretspilsr / noun [ count ]

a small animal with a long body and a lot of legs. A caterpillar later becomes an insect that has large wings with bright colors (called a butterfly ). — Look at the picture at butterfly .

ca • the • dral / ks ' eidrsl / noun [ count ]

( religion ) a big important church

Cath • o • lic / ' kreelik /