Catchings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. To capture or seize something in motion; to apprehend or understand a concept or idea; the act of getting or receiving something during a process or event
2. The action of grabbing hold of an object that is moving; understanding or grasping a complex notion; the process of obtaining something in a particular situation
3. Seizing or holding onto an item as it comes towards one; comprehending a situation or information fully; acquiring or securing something through effort or circumstance

Etymology: "Catchings" is the plural of "catching," which is a noun form of the verb "catch." The verb itself goes back to Old North French "cachier," meaning to chase or hunt, and that sense of pursuing something until you have it survives in the word's uses today. The noun "catching" carries the same idea of seizing or holding onto something in motion, and the plural form "catchings" simply treats those separate acts of grasping or securing as distinct instances.

Synonyms: catch, capture, seizure, apprehension, grasping

Antonyms: release, letting go, liberation, freedom