catchline
[ kach-lahyn ]
/ ˈkætʃˌlaɪn /
noun
a word, phrase, or sentence used, especially in advertising or journalism, to arouse or call attention.
a line in which a catchword appears.
a line of lesser importance, set shorter or sometimes in smaller type than the lines above and beneath it.
Theater. a line of comic dialogue expected to elicit laughter.
Nearby words
- catcher's box,
- catchfly,
- catching,
- catching pen,
- catchingly,
- catchment,
- catchment area,
- catchment board,
- catchpenny,
- catchphrase
Origin of catchline
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019