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catch up |
1. v. To pick up suddenly. |
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2. v. To entangle. |
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The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights. |
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3. v. (intransitive) To be brought up to date with news. |
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I hadn't seen her for so long. It was great to catch up. |
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4. v. To bring (someone) up to date with the news. |
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After Alice's vacation, her boss caught her up on policy changes. |
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5. v. To reach something that had been ahead. |
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Rose was three seconds behind, but managed to catch up with the race leader and eventually won. |
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I'll go ahead and you can catch me up later. |
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6. v. (intransitive) To compensate for or make up a deficiency. |
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7. v. (intransitive) To finally reach something inevitable. |
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8. n. An act of catching up or attempting to catch up. |
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9. n. An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up. |
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catch |
1. n. The act of seizing or capturing. |
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The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work. |
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2. n. The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. |
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The player made an impressive catch. |
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Nice catch! |
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up |
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity. |
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I looked up and saw the airplane overhead. |
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2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely. |
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I will mix up the puzzle pieces. |
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Tear up the contract. |
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