catching one's breath (Meaning)

to make contact with, one worth discovering or finding, kick over, a pastime in which a ball is thrown and caught, to incur blame, reprimand, or punishment, to become affected by, to rest long enough to restore normal breathing, to play baseball as a catcher, to catch up to, to affect suddenly, to overtake unexpectedly, something that checks, fastens, or holds immovable, one worth catching especially as a spouse, to be struck by, to attach, join, or fasten tightly, to grasp by the senses or the mind, to capture or seize in flight or motion, deceive, fragment, snatch, a concealed difficulty or complication, a hidden difficulty, a momentary audible break in the voice or breath, to find or see at any time, to grasp and hold on to (something in motion), to play the position of catcher on a baseball team, the total quantity caught at one time, understand sense 1a, contract, a round for three or more voices, to take or entangle in or as if in a snare, to avail oneself of, to get entangled, to grasp hastily or try to grasp, to respond sympathetically to the point of being imbued (see imbue sense 2) with, fasten, to attract and hold, to become caught, the quantity caught at one time, to check (oneself) suddenly or momentarily, a round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyrics, to increase greatly in scope, popularity, interest, or effectiveness, the act, action, or fact of catching, to become ignited, to apprehend and fix by artistic means, to stop suddenly, trap entry 2 sense 1a, to obtain through effort, something caught, to be subjected to, to take hold of, to serve as a catcher for in baseball, to become fired with enthusiasm, to take or get usually momentarily or quickly, to discover unexpectedly, to meet with, to listen to, overtake, a game in which a ball is thrown and caught, to fail to raise an oar clear of the water on recovery of a stroke, to rest after a period of intense activity, to become suddenly aware of, something that checks or holds immovable, the act of catching, to fall sick with, to have the parts connect firmly, to get aboard in time, to take in and retain, see, watch, to capture or seize especially after pursuit, to catch fire, to take or get for a short time or quickly