Success For A Fisherman Or Wide Receiver Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "CATCH" which means:

noun
• • A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
• • The quantity that was caught
• • A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
• • Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
• • A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
• • A restraint that checks the motion of something
• • A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
• • A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
• • The act of catching an object with the hands
• • The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
• • Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
• • Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
• • Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
• • Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
• • Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
• • To hook or entangle
• • Attract and fix
• • Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
• • Reach in time
• • Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
• • Catch up with and possibly overtake
• • Be struck or affected by
• • Check oneself during an action
• • Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
• • See or watch
• • Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
• • Detect a blunder or misstep
• • Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
• • Come down with
• • Start burning
• • Perceive by hearing
• • Suffer from the receipt of
• • Attract; cause to be enamored
• • Apprehend and reproduce accurately
• • Take in and retain
• • Spread or be communicated
• • Be the catcher
• • Become aware of
• • Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

An example sentence would be:

• • "I made a great catch in the baseball game."
• • "She threw the ball, but he missed the catch."

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