cotch

cotch is the pronunciation spelling of catch.

Verb

cotch (third-person singular simple present cotches, present participle cotching, simple past and past participle cotched)

(Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, intransitive) To hang out or chill out; to relax.
- I’m sitting here cotching by the side of the road / Watching the world go by through the eyes of a rogue2003 September 15, “Gimme Dat” (track 8), in Asylum Speakers, performed by Foreign Beggars, Dented Records
- And we don't really need Netflix, I'mma give you something to watch / After we done, bill a spliff and cotch / Pour me a glass of the Henny on the rocks2016 February 14, Joseph Adenuga, Darren Dixon, Tariq Devega, “Ladies Hit Squad” (track 6), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta ft. D Double E and ASAP Nast, Boy Better Know
(Jamaica, intransitive) To prop, lean, rest.
- She gestures toward the crème with her chin, an action that she has seen the women in the shop do when they place their orders, their confidence evident in the way they stand, leaning with all their weight on the counter, one leg cotched on the back of the other.2016, Nicole Dennis-Benn, chapter 1, in Here Comes the Sun

catch (third-person singular simple present catches, present participle catching, simple past and past participle caught)

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- I hope I catch a fish.
(transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 12:13
(dated, figuratively, transitive) To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
- The public[…]said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote.1933, Sinclair Lewis, Ann Vickers, page 108
(transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat.
(transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- If you leave now you might catch him.
(transitive) To discover and observe (someone or something while it takes some action or exists) (sometimes, but not always, with implications of 'unpleasantly' or 'unexpectedly').
- He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit.

third-person singular present	cotches
present participle	cotching
past participle	caught
past	caught
past participle	cotched
past	cotched
alternative form	kotch
past participle (obsolete)	cotch
past (obsolete)	cotch

What does cotch mean?: Cotch means to hang out or chill out; to relax.
What is cotch the pronunciation spelling of?: Cotch is the pronunciation spelling of catch.
What part of speech is cotch?: Cotch is a verb.
What is the past tense of cotch?: The past tense of cotch is caught.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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