Antonyms for catch up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kach-uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkætʃˌʌp |
Definition of catch 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
- Men have been trying ever since to catch up with him, but they have not gone ahead of him yet.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Then he said longingly, "I'm about to catch up on some sleep."
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- It is like unhandcuffing a prisoner and saying: “Sprint a bit, I can catch up to you.”
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- He would then be able to catch up in school duties with little trouble.
- Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone
- Every little while the animal had to break into a jog to catch up with her.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- The main army was before them at Strasburg; they must catch up.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- Somehow, no matter how he retrenched, he never could catch up.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- Holfax and his friends can take a short cut and catch up with us perhaps.
- Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
- Run as hard as she would, Madge could not catch up with Tom.
- Extract from : « Madge Morton's Secret » by Amy D. V. Chalmers
- Why did you run away from me when I tried so hard to catch up with you?
- Extract from : « Madge Morton's Secret » by Amy D. V. Chalmers
Synonyms for catch up
- advance
- approximate
- arrest
- balance
- be comparable to
- be like
- bear
- belly up to
- bog down
- border
- bring back
- buzz
- catch up
- close in
- come
- come at
- come close
- compare with
- compel
- compensate
- contact
- control
- converge
- correspond to
- creep up
- deaden
- draw near
- drug
- engross
- ensnare
- ensorcell
- entangle
- enthrall
- entrance
- equal
- fascinate
- gain on
- get back
- go toward
- grip
- hold
- hold spellbound
- hypnotize
- impend
- implicate
- involve
- loom up
- magnetize
- make good
- match
- meet
- mesmerize
- mire
- move in on
- move toward
- near
- numb
- obtain again
- offset
- progress
- reach
- reacquire
- recapture
- reclaim
- recoup
- recruit
- redeem
- rediscover
- regain
- render unconscious
- reoccupy
- repair
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- rescue
- resemble
- restore
- resume
- retake
- retrieve
- rivet
- salvage
- snarl
- spellbind
- stupefy
- surround
- take after
- take back
- threaten
- transfix
- trouble
- verge upon
- win back
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