Antonyms for catches up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kach

Phonetic Transcription : kætʃ

Definition of catches up

Origin : late 14c., "device to hold a latch of a door," also "a trap;" also "a fishing vessel," from catch (v.). Meaning "action of catching" attested from 1570s. Meaning "that which is caught or worth catching" (later especially of spouses) is from 1590s. Sense of "hidden cost, qualification, etc." is slang first recorded 1855 in P.T. Barnum.

As in approach : verb come nearer
As in mesmerize : verb captivate
As in recover : verb find again
As in embrangle : verb embroil
As in spellbind : verb grip
As in grip : verb entrance, enchant

Example sentences :

The team which passes its object so that it catches up with the opponent's wins.
Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various

Well, he can have it if he catches up to us, Jerry responded.
Extract from : « The Motor Boys on the Atlantic » by Clarence Young

But I think it will be some time before he catches up to us this time.
Extract from : « The Motor Boys After a Fortune » by Clarence Young

He never "catches up with you" on the street; he "catches you up."
Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken

Even Shakspeare catches up the old figure: "Is your gold and silver ewes and rams?"
Extract from : « Principles of Political Economy » by Arthur Latham Perry

He catches up a phrase which Harriet applies to her, dear flighty creature, and derisively repeats it several times.
Extract from : « Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) » by Anonymous

She catches up a piece of paper, and covers all the card except the first two words.
Extract from : « Bride Roses » by W. D. Howells

His audience applauds, and the enraptured Quinet catches up the response like an auctioneer.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849 » by Various

Give him a lead, and he catches up the music and carries it through as thoroughly, though not so loudly, as the first violin.
Extract from : « The Second Fiddle » by Phyllis Bottome

Rumour catches up the story, and adds a thousand imposing details.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849 » by Various

Synonyms for catches up

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