Antonyms for catching up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kach |
| Phonetic Transcription : kætʃ |
Definition of catching 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
- But pretty soon there was plenty of sound, for the lion was catching up.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- His body, catching up from behind, drops about him again—and then he knows.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
- And Hawke, catching up the spirit of the toast, seized his glass and drank it off.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- Catching up his hat, he ran out and stood bareheaded, awaiting her.
- Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
- That was even better; now they were racing with the Sky-Fire and catching up to it.
- Extract from : « Oomphel in the Sky » by Henry Beam Piper
- "I must take off my things," the girl said, catching up her gloves and veil.
- Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell
- Hilda joked about everything, and Judy, catching up her spirit, did likewise.
- Extract from : « A Young Mutineer » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
- Catching up her horse, she mounted, and sat for a moment irresolute.
- Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx
- Harz looked at him, then catching up the bucket, made off in search of water.
- Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy
- I don't know what yours is, but you've got some catching up to do.
- Extract from : « Security » by Ernest M. Kenyon
Synonyms for catching 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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