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
- 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
- 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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